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Blowsנֶגַעandוְdisgraceקָלוֹןhe will find,יִמְצָאandוְhis reproachחֶרְפָּתוֹwill notלֹאbe wiped away.תִמָּחֶה
Proverbs 6:33
Study it in the app“Blows and disgrace he will find, and his reproach will not be wiped away.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:33, word by word
- Blowsנֶגַעnega
plague
Something that strikes suddenly, sometimes sent by YHWH.
Where else “nega” appears- disgraceקָלוֹןkalon
disgrace, shame
Dishonor, public shame, disgrace.
Where else “kalon” appears- he will findיִמְצָאyimtsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsa” appears- his reproachחֶרְפָּתcherpat
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpat” appears- be wiped awayתִמָּחֶהtimache
blot out
To erase completely, or destroy someone.
Where else “timache” appears
The context
32He who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; he who does it destroys his own soul.
33 · This verse (above)
34For jealousy is the fury of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.