Proverbs

Proverbs 27:22

²²Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle,

yet his folly will not depart from him.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	אִ֥ם	’im	Conjunction	H518 if
you grind	תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־	tiḵ·tō·wōš-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3806 pound, pound fine, bray
a fool	הָאֱוִ֨יל׀	hā·’ĕ·wîl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H191 foolish
like grain	הָ֭רִיפוֹת	hā·rî·p̄ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H7383 grits
with mortar	בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ	bam·maḵ·têš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4388 mortar
a pestle	בַּֽעֱלִ֑י	ba·‘ĕ·lî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5940 pestle
his folly	אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃פ	’iw·wal·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H200 folly
will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
depart	תָס֥וּר	ṯā·sūr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5493 turn aside
from him	מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו	mê·‘ā·lāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.