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Do notאַלbeתְּהִיamong those who strikeבְתֹקְעֵיpalms,כָףamong those who become suretyבַּעֹרְבִיםfor debts.מַשָּׁאוֹת
Proverbs 22:26
Study it in the app“Do not be among those who strike palms, among those who become surety for debts.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 22:26, word by word
- beתְּהִיtehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tehi” appears- among those who strikeתֹקְעֵיtoke
clap
To shake hands to seal a deal.
Where else “toke” appears- palmsכָףchaf
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “chaf” appears- among those who become suretyעֹרְבִיםorvim
be surety
To guarantee another's debt.
Where else “orvim” appears- for debtsמַשָּׁאוֹתmashaot
loan
Loan.
Where else “mashaot” appears
The context
25lest you learn his ways and take a snare for your soul.
26 · This verse (above)
27If you have nothing to pay with, why should he take your bed from under you?