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Withoutבְּאֶפֶסwoodעֵצִיםthe fireאֵשׁgoes out,תִּכְבֶּהandוּwhereבְthere is noאֵיןgrumbler,נִרְגָּןstrifeמָדוֹןquiets down.יִשְׁתֹּק
Proverbs 26:20
Study it in the app“Without wood the fire goes out, and where there is no grumbler, strife quiets down.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 26:20, word by word
- Withoutאֶפֶסefes
nothing
Nothing, no one; without.
Where else “efes” appears- woodעֵצִיםetsim
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears- the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- goes outתִּכְבֶּהtichbe
go out, quench
Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.
Where else “tichbe” appears- grumblerנִרְגָּןnirgan
gossip, slanderer
A whisperer: one who goes about with gossip and sows discord.
Where else “nirgan” appears- strifeמָדוֹןmadon
strife
A confrontation between people who accuse and face off against each other.
Where else “madon” appears- quiets downיִשְׁתֹּקyishtok
grow calm
To grow calm, quiet down, as the sea after a storm.
Where else “yishtok” appears
The context
19so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Was I not joking?”
20 · This verse (above)
21Charcoal for embers and wood for fire, and a man of quarrels for kindling strife.