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forכִּיseven timesשֶׁבַעthe righteousצַדִּיקfallsיִפּוֹלand rises,וָקָםbutוּthe wickedרְשָׁעִיםstumbleיִכָּשְׁלוּinto evil.בְרָעָה
Proverbs 24:16
Study it in the app“for seven times the righteous falls and rises, but the wicked stumble into evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 24:16, word by word
- seven timesשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- fallsיִפּוֹלyipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipol” appears- and risesקָםkam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kam” appears- the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- stumbleיִכָּשְׁלוּyikashlu
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “yikashlu” appears- into evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears
The context
15Do not lie in wait, wicked man, at the dwelling of the righteous; do not plunder his resting place;
16 · This verse (above)
17When your enemy falls do not rejoice, and when he stumbles do not let your heart be glad,