Proverbs

Proverbs 26:21

²¹Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire,

so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like charcoal	פֶּחָ֣ם	pe·ḥām	Noun - masculine singular	H6352 coal
for embers	לְ֭גֶחָלִים	lə·ḡe·ḥā·lîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H1513 ember
and wood	וְעֵצִ֣ים	wə·‘ê·ṣîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
for fire	לְאֵ֑שׁ	lə·’êš	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
so is a quarrelsome	מְדוֹנִים	mə·ḏō·nīm	Noun - masculine plural	H4066 strife, contention
man	וְאִ֥ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
for kindling	לְחַרְחַר־	lə·ḥar·ḥar-	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2787 be hot, scorched, burn poet
strife	רִֽיב׃פ	rîḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.