מָדֽוֹן׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מָדֽוֹן׃

   ma-DON

   quarreling or strife
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק מָדֽוֹן׃

   yish-TOK ma-DON

   it becomes quiet or it is silenced quarreling or strife
3. clause🔊 וּבְאֵ֥ין נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק מָדֽוֹן׃

   u-ve-EN nir-GAN yish-TOK ma-DON

   and in there not being or and where there is no a whisperer or a slanderer it becomes quiet or it is silenced quarreling or strife
4. sentence🔊 בְּאֶ֣פֶ עֵ֭צִים תִּכְבֶּה־אֵ֑שׁ וּבְאֵ֥ין נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק מָדֽוֹן׃

   be-E-fes E-tsim tikh-BE-ESH u-ve-EN nir-GAN yish-TOK ma-DON

   in absence of or for lack of trees or wood a fire is quenched or goes out and in there not being or and where there is no a whisperer or a slanderer it becomes quiet or it is silenced quarreling or strife

Exegesis

The second clause mirrors this structure with yishtok {יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק | yiš-tôq} ‘it becomes quiet’ governing madon {מָדֽוֹן | mā-ḏôn} ‘strife.’ This syntactic parallelism highlights the analogy between the natural necessity of wood for fire and the social catalyst of a slanderer for conflict, using imperfect verbs to convey proverbial timelessness.

Root and etymology

d-y-n🔊 ד־י־ןdalet–yod–nun

“to contend”

• 🔊 דִּיןdīnjudgmentProverbs 17:14