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A manאִישׁevilרַעof eyeעָיִןhurriesנִבֳהָלafter wealth,לַהוֹןandוְdoes notלֹאknowיֵדַעthatכִּיwantחֶסֶרwill come upon him.יְבֹאֶנּוּ
Proverbs 28:22
Study it in the app“A man evil of eye hurries after wealth, and does not know that want will come upon him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:22, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- evilרַעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- of eyeעָיִןayin
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ayin” appears- hurriesנִבֳהָלnivohal
hurry
To move with haste, sometimes without thinking.
Where else “nivohal” appears- after wealthהוֹןhon
wealth
What someone owns in money, land and livestock; his fortune.
Where else “hon” appears- knowיֵדַעyeda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yeda” appears- wantחֶסֶרcheser
want, need
Want, lack of what is needed.
Where else “cheser” appears- will come upon himיְבֹאֶyevoe
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yevoe” appears
The context
21To recognize faces is not good, and for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
22 · This verse (above)
23Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find favor more than one who makes the tongue smooth.