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By Hebrew Grammar for Beginners

Silence Speaks: Learning Hebrew from a Proverb

גַּ֤ם אֱוִ֣יל מַ֭חֲרִישׁ חָכָ֣ם יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב אֹטֵ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֣יו נָבֹֽון׃ (Proverbs 17:28) Today’s Hebrew lesson takes us into a poetic proverb. With only a few words, this verse reveals deep wisdom—and teaches us a lot about how Hebrew words and sentences work. English Translation Even a fool, when he is silent, is considered wise; one who shuts…

By Advanced Hebrew Grammar

“Even a Fool Is Counted Wise When He Holds His Peace”: The Syntax of Silence in Proverbs 17:28

גַּ֤ם אֱוִ֣יל מַ֭חֲרִישׁ חָכָ֣ם יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב אֹטֵ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֣יו נָבֹֽון׃ (Proverbs 17:28) In the concise and penetrating style characteristic of Mishlei, Mishlei 17:28 delivers a proverb that is as surprising as it is subversive: גַּם אֱוִיל מַחֲרִישׁ חָכָם יֵחָשֵׁב אֹטֵם שְׂפָתָיו נָבוֹן “Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is accounted wise; he who closes his…

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