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One who seizesמַחֲזִיקby the earsבְּאָזְנֵיa dogכָלֶבis he who, passing by,עֹבֵרbecomes furiousמִתְעַבֵּרoverעַלa quarrelרִיבnotלֹּאhis own.לוֹ
Proverbs 26:17
Study it in the app“One who seizes by the ears a dog is he who, passing by, becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 26:17, word by word
- One who seizesמַחֲזִיקmachazik
seize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “machazik” appears- by the earsאָזְנֵיazne
ear
The part of the head we hear with; where earrings were worn or a servant was marked.
Where else “azne” appears- a dogכָלֶבchalev
dog
An animal that roams the city and eats what it finds, even carrion.
Where else “chalev” appears- is he who, passing byעֹבֵרover
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “over” appears- a quarrelרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears
The context
16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven who answer with judgment.
17 · This verse (above)
18Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,