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soכֵּןis the manאִישׁwho deceivesרִמָּהhis neighborרֵעֵהוּandוְsays,אָמַר“Was I notהֲלֹא אָנִיjoking?”מְשַׂחֵק
Proverbs 26:19
Study it in the app“so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Was I not joking?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 26:19, word by word
- is the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- who deceivesרִמָּהrima
deceive
To deceive or betray someone.
Where else “rima” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- jokingמְשַׂחֵקmesachek
make merry
To make merry with music and dance.
Where else “mesachek” appears
The context
18Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 · This verse (above)
20Without wood the fire goes out, and where there is no grumbler, strife quiets down.