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נֹותֵ֣ן לָ֭רָשׁ אֵ֣ין מַחְסֹ֑ור וּמַעְלִ֥ים עֵ֝ינָ֗יו רַב־מְאֵרֹֽות׃ (Proverbs 28:27) He who gives to the poor will not lack; but he who hides his eyes will have many curses. Qal Participle as Subject: נֹותֵ֣ן לָ֭רָשׁ נֹותֵ֣ן (“one who gives”) is a Qal participle masculine singular from the root נ־ת־ן (“to give”). In Hebrew proverbs, participles often function as nouns — here, “the giver.” The phrase לָרָשׁ (“to the poor”) uses the preposition לְ with the definite article prefixed to רָשׁ (“poor, destitute”), indicating the recipient of the giving.… Learn Hebrew