Proverbs

Proverbs 16:14

¹⁴The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,

but a wise man will pacify it.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The wrath	חֲמַת־	ḥă·maṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2534 heat, rage
of a king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
is a messenger	מַלְאֲכֵי־	mal·’ă·ḵê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4397 messenger
of death	מָ֑וֶת	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
but a wise	חָכָ֣ם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
man	וְאִ֖ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will pacify it	יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃	yə·ḵap·pə·ren·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.