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and I sawוָאֵרֶאamong the simple,בַפְּתָאיִםI discernedאָבִינָהamong the youths,בַבָּנִיםa young manנַעַרlackingחֲסַרsense,לֵב
Proverbs 7:7
Study it in the app“and I saw among the simple, I discerned among the youths, a young man lacking sense,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 7:7, word by word
- and I sawאֵרֶאere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears- among the simpleפְּתָאיִםpetayim
simple, naive
Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.
Where else “petayim” appears- I discernedאָבִינָהavina
consider
To look carefully at something in order to tell it apart.
Where else “avina” appears- among the youthsבָּנִיםbanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banim” appears- a young manנַעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- lackingחֲסַרchasar
lacking
Lacking something, wanting in. "Lacking heart" is one who has no sense.
Where else “chasar” appears- senseלֵבlev
mind
The mind: "lacking heart" means foolish.
Where else “lev” appears
The context
6For at the window of my house, through my lattice, I looked out,
7 · This verse (above)
8passing through the street near her corner, and on the way to her house he marched,