Proverbs
Proverbs 15:17
17Better a dish of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox with hatred.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better | ט֤וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| a dish | אֲרֻחַ֣ת | ’ă·ru·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H737 meal, allowance |
| of vegetables | יָ֭רָק | yā·rāq | Noun - masculine singular | H3419 herbs |
| where | שָׁ֑ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| there is love | וְאַהֲבָה־ | wə·’a·hă·ḇāh- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H160 love |
| than a fattened | אָ֝ב֗וּס | ’ā·ḇūs | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H75 feed, fatten |
| ox | מִשּׁ֥וֹר | miš·šō·wr | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7794 head of cattle |
| with hatred | וְשִׂנְאָה־ | wə·śin·’āh- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8135 hating, hatred |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.