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A cityעִירbroken through,פְּרוּצָהwithoutאֵיןa wall,חוֹמָהis a manאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרhas noאֵיןrestraintמַעְצָרfor his spirit.לְרוּחוֹ
Proverbs 25:28
Study it in the app“A city broken through, without a wall, is a man who has no restraint for his spirit.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:28, word by word
- A cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- broken throughפְּרוּצָהperutsa
breach
To smash a wall, burst in.
Where else “perutsa” appears- a wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears- is a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- restraintמַעְצָרmatsar
restraint
Restraint, self-control.
Where else “matsar” appears- for his spiritרוּחruch
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruch” appears
The context
27To eat much honey is not good, and to search out their glory is glory.
28 · This verse (above)