Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 18:13 Interlinear

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it it is folly and shame

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1מֵשִׁ֣יבH7725He that answerethto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
2דָּ֭בָרH1697a mattera word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
3בְּטֶ֣רֶםH2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
4יִשְׁמָ֑עH8085before he hearethto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
5אִוֶּ֥לֶתH200it it is follysilliness
6הִיאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
7ל֝֗וֹH0
8וּכְלִמָּֽה׃H3639and shamedisgrace

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