Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 26:6 Interlinear
“cutteth off the feet damage and drinketh He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מְקַצֶּ֣ה | H7096 | cutteth off | to cut off; (figuratively) to destroy; (partially) to scrape off |
| 2 | רַ֭גְלַיִם | H7272 | the feet | a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda |
| 3 | חָמָ֣ס | H2555 | damage | violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain |
| 4 | שֹׁתֶ֑ה | H8354 | and drinketh | to imbibe (literally or figuratively) |
| 5 | שֹׁלֵ֖חַ | H7971 | He that sendeth | to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) |
| 6 | דְּבָרִ֣ים | H1697 | a message | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 7 | בְּיַד | H3027 | by the hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 8 | כְּסִֽיל׃ | H3684 | of a fool | properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly |
Verse Context
Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly lest he be wise...
Proverbs 26:6 (current)cutteth off the feet damage and drinketh He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
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