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A ringנֶזֶםof goldזָהָבand an ornamentוַחֲלִיof fine goldכָתֶםis a wiseחָכָםreproverמוֹכִיחַto a listeningשֹׁמָעַתear.עַל אֹזֶן
Proverbs 25:12
Study it in the app“A ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:12, word by word
- A ringנֶזֶםnezem
ring, earring
Ring worn in the nose or the ear as an ornament.
Where else “nezem” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- and an ornamentחֲלִיchali
jewel
An ornament, a jewel.
Where else “chali” appears- of fine goldכָתֶםchatem
gold, fine gold
Gold, especially pure gold as it comes from the mine. A poetic word.
Where else “chatem” appears- is a wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- reproverמוֹכִיחַmochiach
rebuke
To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.
Where else “mochiach” appears- to a listeningשֹׁמָעַתshomaat
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shomaat” appears- earאֹזֶןozen
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “ozen” appears
The context
11Apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at its right time.
12 · This verse (above)
13Like the coolness of snow in a day of harvest is a faithful envoy to those who send him; and he brings back the soul of his masters.