Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 26:21 Interlinear
“As coals are to burning coals and wood to fire man to kindle strife”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | פֶּחָ֣ם | H6352 | As coals | a coal, whether charred or live |
| 2 | לְ֭גֶחָלִים | H1513 | are to burning coals | an ember |
| 3 | וְעֵצִ֣ים | H6086 | and wood | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
| 4 | לְאֵ֑שׁ | H784 | to fire | fire (literally or figuratively) |
| 5 | וְאִ֥ישׁ | H376 | man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 6 | מִ֝דְוָנִ֗ים | H4066 | a contest or quarrel | |
| 7 | לְחַרְחַר | H2787 | to kindle | to glow, i.e., literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion) |
| 8 | רִֽיב׃ | H7379 | strife | a contest (personal or legal) |
Verse Context
Proverbs 26:20Where no wood goeth out is there the fire so where there is no talebearer...
Proverbs 26:21 (current)As coals are to burning coals and wood to fire man to kindle strife
Proverbs 26:22The words of a talebearer are as wounds and they go down into the innermost parts...