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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 his lips is thought discerning.
This proverb uses poetic parallelism: it says the same idea two different ways. Let’s dive into the Hebrew step by step.… Learn Hebrew
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“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 lips is deemed understanding.”
Beneath its compact form lies a rich grammatical structure — one that juxtaposes three syntactic pairs to explore the paradoxical value of silence.… Learn Hebrew
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