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One who takes offמַעֲדֶהa garmentבֶּגֶדon a dayבְּיוֹםof cold,קָרָהvinegarחֹמֶץonעַלnatron,נָתֶרandוְone who singsשָׁרsongsבַּשִּׁרִיםto a troubledרָעheart.עַל לֶב
Proverbs 25:20
Study it in the app“One who takes off a garment on a day of cold, vinegar on natron, and one who sings songs to a troubled heart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:20, word by word
- One who takes offמַעֲדֶהmaade
take off
To take off one's clothes, above all those that warm.
Where else “maade” appears- a garmentבֶּגֶדbeged
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “beged” appears- on a dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of coldקָרָהkara
cold
Cold.
Where else “kara” appears- vinegarחֹמֶץchomets
vinegar
Vinegar.
Where else “chomets” appears- natronנָתֶרnater
soda, lye
Soda, natron: a mineral salt used for washing.
Where else “nater” appears- one who singsשָׁרshar
sing
To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.
Where else “shar” appears- songsשִּׁרִיםshirim
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shirim” appears- to a troubledרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- heartלֶבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears
The context
19A broken tooth and a slipping foot is confidence in a treacherous man in the day of distress.
20 · This verse (above)
21If the one who hates you is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;