Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 20:2 Interlinear

“is as the roaring of a lion The fear of a king whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul”

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Proverbs 20 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	נַ֣הַם	H5099	is as the roaring	a snarl
2	כַּ֭כְּפִיר	H3715	of a lion	a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
3	אֵ֣ימַת	H367	The fear	fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
4	מֶ֑לֶךְ	H4428	of a king	a king
5	מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹ	H5674	whoso provoketh him to anger	to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
6	חוֹטֵ֥א	H2398	sinneth	properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
7	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	H5315	against his own soul	properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

Proverbs 20:2 (current)is as the roaring of a lion The fear of a king whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul