Proverbs 26:21

Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Proverbs 26:21
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

פֶּחָ֣ם לְ֭גֶחָלִים וְעֵצִ֣ים לְאֵ֑שׁ וְאִ֥ישׁ מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים לְחַרְחַר־רִֽיב׃ פ

  1. פֶּחָ֣םpe.Cham“charcoal”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּחָם · “coal” · Strong's H6352
  2. לְ֭גֶחָלִיםLe.ge.cha.lim“to burning coals”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גַּחֶ֫לֶת · “coal” · Strong's H1513
  3. וְעֵצִ֣יםve.'e.Tzim“and wood<s>”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵץ · “wood” · Strong's H6086G
  4. לְאֵ֑שׁle.'Esh“to fire”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  5. וְאִ֥ישׁve.'Ish“and a person of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  6. מִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmi.do.nim“contentions”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִדְיָן · “contention” · Strong's H4079
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. לְחַרְחַר־le.char.char-“to kindling”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from חָרַר · “to scorch” · Strong's H2787
  8. רִֽיב׃ פRiv“strife”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רִיב · “strife” · Strong's H7379
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)