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A generationדּוֹרwhose teethשִׁנָּיוare swordsחֲרָבוֹתandוּwhose jaw teethמְתַלְּעֹתָיוare knives,מַאֲכָלוֹתto devourלֶאֱכֹלthe afflictedעֲנִיִּיםfrom the earth,מֵאֶרֶץandוְthe needyאֶבְיוֹנִיםfrom among mankind.מֵאָדָם
Proverbs 30:14
Study it in the app“A generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaw teeth are knives, to devour the afflicted from the earth, and the needy from among mankind.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 30:14, word by word
- A generationדּוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- whose teethשִׁנָּיshinay
tooth
The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.
Where else “shinay” appears- are swordsחֲרָבוֹתcharavot
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charavot” appears- whose jaw teethמְתַלְּעֹתָיmetalotay
teeth, fangs
Fangs, jaw teeth: the teeth one bites with.
Where else “metalotay” appears- are knivesמַאֲכָלוֹתmaachalot
knife
Knife, especially a large one used for slaughtering or cutting up meat.
Where else “maachalot” appears- to devourאֱכֹלechol
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “echol” appears- the afflictedעֲנִיִּיםaniyim
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “aniyim” appears- from the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- the needyאֶבְיוֹנִיםevyonim
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyonim” appears- from among mankindאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears
The context
13A generation —how lofty are its eyes, and its eyelids are lifted up.
14 · This verse (above)
15The leech has two daughters: “Give, give!” Three things there are that are not satisfied; four that do not say, “Enough”: