Proverbs 31:4
Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- לְמוּאֵלLᵉmûwʼêlLemuel or Lemoel, a symbolic name of Solomon
- רָזַןrâzanprobably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable
- אַיʼaywhere? hence how?
- אוֹʼôwdesire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
- יַיִןyayinwine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- שָׁתָהshâthâhto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- מֶלֶךְmeleka king
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 20:1, Ecc 10:17, Isa 5:22, Hos 4:11–12, Hab 2:5, 1Ki 20:16–20, Mrk 6:21–28, Hos 7:3–5