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Do notאַלcraveתִּתְאָוhis delicacies,לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָיוforוְtheyהוּאare breadלֶחֶםof lies.כְּזָבִים
Proverbs 23:3
Study it in the app“Do not crave his delicacies, for they are bread of lies.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 23:3, word by word
- craveתִּתְאָוtitav
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “titav” appears- his delicaciesמַטְעַמּוֹתָיmatamotay
tasty food
Tasty food, a dish carefully prepared.
Where else “matamotay” appears- are breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- of liesכְּזָבִיםkezavim
lie, falsehood
A lie, falsehood: what is said or sought and is not true; also something that deceives because it promises and does not deliver.
Where else “kezavim” appears
The context
2and put a knife to your throat if you are a man of appetite.
3 · This verse (above)
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; from your own understanding desist.