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Have you foundמָצָאתָhoney?דְּבַשׁEatאֱכֹלwhat is enough for you,דַּיֶּךָּlestפֶּןyou be filled with itתִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּand vomit it.וַהֲקֵאתוֹ
Proverbs 25:16
Study it in the app“Have you found honey? Eat what is enough for you, lest you be filled with it and vomit it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:16, word by word
- Have you foundמָצָאתָmatsata
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsata” appears- honeyדְּבַשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears- Eatאֱכֹלechol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echol” appears- what is enough for youדַּיֶּdaye
enough
The amount that is enough for something, with nothing lacking.
Where else “daye” appears- you be filled with itתִּשְׂבָּעֶtisbae
be sated
To have plenty, be fed up.
Where else “tisbae” appears- and vomit itהֲקֵאתhaket
vomit
Vomit; throw out.
Where else “haket” appears
The context
15By patience a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks bone.
16 · This verse (above)
17Make your foot rare in the house of your neighbor, lest he be filled with you and hate you.