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Allכָּלday longהַיּוֹםhe cravesהִתְאַוָּהwith craving,תַאֲוָהbut the righteousוְצַדִּיקgivesיִתֵּןand does notוְלֹאhold back.יַחְשֹׂךְ
Proverbs 21:26
Study it in the app“All day long he craves with craving, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:26, word by word
- day longיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- he cravesהִתְאַוָּהhitava
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “hitava” appears- with cravingתַאֲוָהtaava
desire
A strong longing, good or bad.
Where else “taava” appears- but the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- givesיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- hold backיַחְשֹׂךְyachsoch
hold back
To refuse to give something and keep it for oneself.
Where else “yachsoch” appears
The context
25The craving of the sluggard will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
26 · This verse (above)
27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with infamy.