Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 15:1 Interlinear
“answer A soft turneth away wrath words but grievous stir up anger”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מַֽעֲנֶה | H4617 | answer | a reply (favorable or contradictory) |
| 2 | רַּ֭ךְ | H7390 | A soft | tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak |
| 3 | יָשִׁ֣יב | H7725 | turneth | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 4 | חֵמָ֑ה | H2534 | away wrath | heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) |
| 5 | וּדְבַר | H1697 | words | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 6 | עֶ֝֗צֶב | H6089 | but grievous | an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind) |
| 7 | יַעֲלֶה | H5927 | stir up | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 8 | אָֽף׃ | H639 | anger | properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire |
Verse Context
Proverbs 15:1 (current)answer A soft turneth away wrath words but grievous stir up anger
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise aright useth knowledge but the mouth of fools...