Proverbs

Proverbs 18:19

¹⁹An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city,

and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
An offended	נִפְשָׁ֥ע	nip̄·šā‘	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H6586 rebel, transgress
brother	אָ֗ח	’āḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H251 brother
than a fortified	עֹ֑ז	‘ōz	Noun - masculine singular	H5797 strength, might
city	מִקִּרְיַת־	miq·qir·yaṯ-	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7151 town, city
and disputes	וּמְדוֹנִים	ū·mə·ḏō·nīm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4066 strife, contention
are like the bars	כִּבְרִ֥יחַ	kiḇ·rî·aḥ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1280 bar
of a castle	אַרְמֽוֹן׃	’ar·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H759 citadel

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.