The eyeעַיִןthat mocksתִּלְעַגa fatherלְאָבandוְdespisesתָבוּזobedienceלִיקֲּהַתto a mother,אֵםthe ravensהָ עֹרְבֵיof the valleyנַחַלwill pick it out,יִקְּרוּandוְthe youngהָ בְנֵיof the eagleנָשֶׁרwill eat it.יֹאכְלוּ
Proverbs 30:17
Study it in the app“The eye that mocks a father and despises obedience to a mother, the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young of the eagle will eat it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 30:17, word by word
- The eyeעַיִןayin
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ayin” appears- that mocksתִּלְעַגtilag
mock
To laugh at someone with contempt, to make him look ridiculous.
Where else “tilag” appears- a fatherאָבav
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “av” appears- despisesתָבוּזtavuz
despise
To despise, to think little of; to treat something or someone as worthless.
Where else “tavuz” appears- obedienceיקֲּהַתykahat
obedience
Obedience. It occurs only in Genesis 49:10 and Proverbs 30:17.
Where else “ykahat” appears- to a motherאֵםem
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “em” appears- the ravensעֹרְבֵיorve
raven
Raven.
Where else “orve” appears- of the valleyנַחַלnachal
valley
The hollow the water runs through.
Where else “nachal” appears- will pick it outיִקְּרוּyikru
gouge out, bore
Bore through, dig out; said of the eyes, gouge them out.
Where else “yikru” appears- the youngבְנֵיvene
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “vene” appears- of the eagleנָשֶׁרnasher
eagle, vulture
Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.
Where else “nasher” appears- will eat itיֹאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears
The context
16Sheol, and the closed womb, the earth not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, “Enough.”
17 · This verse (above)
18Three things are too wonderful for me, and four I do not understand: