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Those who lingerלַמְאַחֲרִיםover wine,עַל הַיָּיִןthose who goלַבָּאִיםto search outלַחְקֹרmixed wine.מִמְסָךְ
Proverbs 23:30
Study it in the app“Those who linger over wine, those who go to search out mixed wine.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 23:30, word by word
- Those who lingerמְאַחֲרִיםmeacharim
delay
Delay, hold back; stay late.
Where else “meacharim” appears- over wineיָּיִןyayin
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appears- those who goבָּאִיםbaim
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appears- to search outחְקֹרchekor
search out, examine
Search out: examine something thoroughly.
Where else “chekor” appears- mixed wineמִמְסָךְmimsach
mixed wine
Wine mixed with water or with spices.
Where else “mimsach” appears
The context
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has quarrels? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?
30 · This verse (above)
31Do not look at wine when it is red, when it gives its sparkle in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.