Proverbs
Proverbs 20:26
26A wise king separates out the wicked
and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A wise | חָכָ֑ם | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| separates out | מְזָרֶ֣ה | mə·zā·reh | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H2219 scatter, fan, winnow |
| the wicked | רְ֭שָׁעִים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| and drives | וַיָּ֖שֶׁב | way·yā·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| the threshing wheel | אוֹפָֽן׃ | ’ō·w·p̄ān | Noun - masculine singular | H212 wheel |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 20:8 · 2 Samuel 12:31 · Psalm 101:5–8 · 2 Samuel 4:9–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.