Proverbs

Proverbs 26:17

¹⁷Like one who grabs a dog by the ears

is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like one who grabs	מַחֲזִ֥יק	ma·ḥă·zîq	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
a dog	כָ֑לֶב	ḵā·leḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3611 dog
by the ears	בְּאָזְנֵי־	bə·’ā·zə·nê-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct	H241 ear
is a passerby	עֹבֵ֥ר	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
who meddles	מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗ר	miṯ·‘ab·bêr	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a quarrel	רִ֥יב	rîḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute
not	לֹּֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
his own	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.