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The northצָפוֹןwindרוּחַbrings forthתְּחוֹלֵלrain,גָּשֶׁםandוּindignantנִזְעָמִיםfaces,פָנִיםa secretסָתֶרtongue.לְשׁוֹן
Proverbs 25:23
Study it in the app“The north wind brings forth rain, and indignant faces, a secret tongue.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:23, word by word
- The northצָפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- windרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- brings forthתְּחוֹלֵלtecholel
give birth
To bring a child into the world, or come into the world.
Where else “techolel” appears- rainגָּשֶׁםgashem
heavy rain
Heavy rain, downpour.
Where else “gashem” appears- indignantנִזְעָמִיםnizamim
be indignant
To be very angry with someone.
Where else “nizamim” appears- facesפָנִיםfanim
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fanim” appears- a secretסָתֶרsater
secret
What is kept hidden, out of the sight of others.
Where else “sater” appears- tongueלְשׁוֹןleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears
The context
22for you will heap coals on his head, and YHWH will repay you.
23 · This verse (above)
24Better to live on a corner of the roof than with a woman of quarrels in a shared house.