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underתַּחַתa slaveעֶבֶדwhenכִּיhe becomes king,יִמְלוֹךְandוְa foolנָבָלwhenכִּיhe is filledיִשְׂבַּעwith bread;לָחֶם
Proverbs 30:22
Study it in the app“under a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with bread;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 30:22, word by word
- a slaveעֶבֶדeved
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “eved” appears- he becomes kingיִמְלוֹךְyimloch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “yimloch” appears- a foolנָבָלnaval
foolish, fool
Foolish, a fool: not one who knows little, but one who lives without regard for God.
Where else “naval” appears- he is filledיִשְׂבַּעyisba
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “yisba” appears- with breadלָחֶםlachem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachem” appears
The context
21Under three things the earth trembles, and under four it cannot bear up:
22 · This verse (above)
23under a hated woman when she is married, and a maidservant when she becomes heir to her mistress.