Proverbs 27:15

“A continual dripping on a day of downpour and a woman of quarrels are alike;”

Proverbs 27:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 27:15, word by word

A continualטוֹרֵדtored

press on, pursue

To keep on, to press; to follow close without stopping.

Where else “tored” appears
drippingדֶּלֶףdelef

dripping

A dripping, the constant drip of a leaking roof.

Where else “delef” appears
on a dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
of downpourסַגְרִירsagrir

downpour

A pouring rain, a downpour.

Where else “sagrir” appears
a womanאֵשֶׁתeshet

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “eshet” appears
of quarrelsמִדְיָנִיםmidyanim

strife, quarrel

Strife, a dispute (another form of the word for "strife").

Where else “midyanim” appears
are alikeנִשְׁתָּוָהnishtava

be equal

To match, have the same value.

Where else “nishtava” appears

The context

14Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice in the morning, rising early, it will be counted to him as a curse.

15 · This verse (above)

16those who hide her hide the wind, and his right hand calls oil.

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