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Cloudsנְשִׂיאִיםand windוְרוּחַandוְnoאָיִןrainגֶשֶׁםis a manאִישׁwho boastsמִתְהַלֵּלof a falseשָׁקֶרgift.בְּמַתַּת
Proverbs 25:14
Study it in the app“Clouds and wind and no rain is a man who boasts of a false gift.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:14, word by word
- Cloudsנְשִׂיאִיםnesiim
cloud
Clouds or vapor that God makes rise from the end of the earth to give rain.
Where else “nesiim” appears- and windרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- rainגֶשֶׁםgeshem
heavy rain
Heavy rain, downpour.
Where else “geshem” appears- is a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- who boastsמִתְהַלֵּלmithalel
boast
To speak proudly of oneself or what one has, to make oneself important.
Where else “mithalel” appears- of a falseשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears- giftמַתַּתmatat
gift
Gift, present: something given.
Where else “matat” appears
The context
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.
14 · This verse (above)
15By patience a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks bone.