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Do notאַלeatתִּלְחַםthe breadאֶת לֶחֶםof the evilרַעof eye,עָיִןandוְdo notאַלcraveתִּתְאָיוhis delicacies;לְמַטְעַמֹּתָיו
Proverbs 23:6
Study it in the app“Do not eat the bread of the evil of eye, and do not crave his delicacies;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 23:6, word by word
- eatתִּלְחַםtilcham
eat
To eat bread or food; another word written the same.
Where else “tilcham” appears- the breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- of the evilרַעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- of eyeעָיִןayin
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ayin” appears- craveתִּתְאָיוtitayv
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “titayv” appears- his delicaciesמַטְעַמֹּתָיmatamotay
tasty food
Tasty food, a dish carefully prepared.
Where else “matamotay” appears
The context
5Will you make your eyes fly to it? It is gone! For it surely makes itself wings; like an eagle it flies to the heavens.
6 · This verse (above)
7for as he thinks in his soul, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.