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Ifאִםyou poundתִּכְתּוֹשׁthe foolאֶת הָאֱוִילin the mortarבַּמַּכְתֵּשׁamongבְּתוֹךְthe grainהָרִיפוֹתwith the pestle,בַּעֱלִיhis follyאִוַּלְתּוֹwill notלֹאdepartתָסוּרfrom him.מֵעָלָיו
Proverbs 27:22
Study it in the app“If you pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his folly will not depart from him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 27:22, word by word
- you poundתִּכְתּוֹשׁtichtosh
pound
To pound, to crush in a mortar.
Where else “tichtosh” appears- the foolאֱוִילevil
fool
A fool: one who will not learn or accept correction. It does not speak of a lack of intelligence but of an attitude toward life and toward God.
Where else “evil” appears- in the mortarמַּכְתֵּשׁmachtesh
mortar
A deep vessel, of stone or wood, where grain is pounded.
Where else “machtesh” appears- amongתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- the grainרִיפוֹתrifot
grain, grits
Crushed or pounded grain, like that spread out to dry (2 Samuel 17:19; Proverbs 27:22). It appears only twice and its exact sense is not certain.
Where else “rifot” appears- with the pestleעֱלִיeli
pestle
A pestle.
Where else “eli” appears- his follyאִוַּלְתּivalt
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivalt” appears- departתָסוּרtasur
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “tasur” appears
The context
21The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man by the mouth of his praise.
22 · This verse (above)
23Know well the condition of your flock; set your heart on the herds;