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forכִּיthere will beתִהְיֶהnoלֹאfutureאַחֲרִיתfor the evil man;לָרָעthe lampנֵרof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםwill go out.יִדְעָךְ
Proverbs 24:20
Study it in the app“for there will be no future for the evil man; the lamp of the wicked will go out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 24:20, word by word
- there will beתִהְיֶהtihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “tihye” appears- futureאַחֲרִיתacharit
future
The time that comes after, what awaits someone further on.
Where else “acharit” appears- for the evil manרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- the lampנֵרner
lamp
Lamp: a vessel with oil and a wick; also light.
Where else “ner” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- will go outיִדְעָךְyidach
go out, be extinguished
To go out, to be extinguished, like a lamp; also to dry up.
Where else “yidach” appears
The context
19Do not fret because of evildoers; do not envy the wicked;
20 · This verse (above)
21Fear YHWH, my son, and the king; with those who are different do not get involved;