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Proverbs 25:18
“A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מֵפִיץmêphîyts · may-feets'
H4650 · Hebrew
H4650 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a breaker, i.e. mallet
- Derivation
- from H6327 (פּוּץ);
- KJV renderings
- maul.
- Grammar
- מֵפִ֣יץ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מֵפִיץ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.