Rather
English Meaning
Prior; earlier; former.
- More readily; preferably: I'd rather go to the movies.
- With more reason, logic, wisdom, or other justification.
- More exactly; more accurately: He's my friend, or rather he was my friend.
- To a certain extent; somewhat: rather cold.
- On the contrary.
- Chiefly British Most certainly. Used as an emphatic affirmative reply.
Examples | ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ
The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
Ephesians 4:28
Let him who stole steal no longer, but Rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
à´•à´³àµà´³àµ» ഇനി à´•à´•àµà´•à´¾à´¤àµ† à´®àµà´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´³àµà´³à´µà´¨àµà´¨àµ ദാനം ചെയàµâ€à´µà´¾àµ» ഉണàµà´Ÿà´¾à´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ കൈകൊണàµà´Ÿàµ നലàµà´²à´¤àµ à´ªàµà´°à´µàµ¼à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ à´…à´¦àµà´§àµà´µà´¾à´¨à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯à´¤àµà´°àµ‡ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ.
1 Corinthians 12:22
No, much Rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
ശരീരതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ ബലം à´•àµà´±à´žàµà´žà´µ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ തോനàµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´¨ അവയവങàµà´™àµ¾ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ ആവശàµà´¯à´®àµà´³àµà´³à´µà´¯à´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
2 Timothy 3:4
traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure Rather than lovers of God,
സൽഗàµà´£à´¦àµà´µàµ‡à´·à´¿à´•à´³àµà´‚ à´¦àµà´°àµ‹à´¹à´¿à´•à´³àµà´‚ ധാർഷàµà´Ÿàµà´¯à´•àµà´•à´¾à´°àµà´‚ നിഗളികളàµà´®à´¾à´¯à´¿
Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but Rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it."
ആരവാരം അധികമാകàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´²àµà´²à´¾à´¤àµ† à´’à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ സാധികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´²àµà´² à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പീലാതàµà´¤àµŠà´¸àµ à´•à´£àµà´Ÿà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´µàµ†à´³àµà´³à´‚ à´Žà´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤àµ à´ªàµà´°àµà´·à´¾à´°à´‚ കാൺകെ കൈ à´•à´´àµà´•à´¿: à´ˆ നീതിമാനàµà´±àµ† à´°à´•àµà´¤à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ എനികàµà´•àµ à´•àµà´±àµà´±à´‚ ഇലàµà´²; നിങàµà´™àµ¾ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ നോകàµà´•à´¿à´•àµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´µà´¿àµ» à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
1 Corinthians 6:7
Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not Rather accept wrong? Why do you not Rather let yourselves be cheated?
നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ തമàµà´®à´¿àµ½ à´µàµà´¯à´µà´¹à´¾à´°à´‚ ഉണàµà´Ÿà´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ കേവലം പോരായàµà´®à´¯à´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; അതിനàµà´¨àµ പകരം നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´…à´¨àµà´¯à´¾à´¯à´‚ സഹിചàµà´šàµà´•àµŠà´³àµà´³à´¾à´¤àµà´¤à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ? നഷàµà´Ÿà´‚ à´à´±àµà´±àµà´•àµŠà´³àµà´³à´¾à´¤àµà´¤à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ?
2 Corinthians 2:7
so that, on the contrary, you ought Rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow.
അവൻ അതിദàµà´ƒà´–à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ à´®àµà´™àµà´™à´¿à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹à´•à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ അവനോടൠകàµà´·à´®à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ അവനെ ആശàµà´µà´¸à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ.
1 Timothy 1:4
nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes Rather than godly edification which is in faith.
നീ എഫെസൊസിൽ താമസികàµà´•àµ‡à´£à´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ മകàµà´•àµ†à´¦àµŠà´¨àµà´¯àµ†à´•àµà´•àµ പോകàµà´®àµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ അപേകàµà´·à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¤àµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† ഇപàµà´ªàµ‹à´´àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
1 Peter 3:4
Rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
സൗമàµà´¯à´¤à´¯àµà´‚ സാവധാനതയàµà´®àµà´³àµà´³ മനസàµà´¸àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨ à´…à´•àµà´·à´¯à´àµ‚ഷണമായ ഹൃദയതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ഗൂഢമനàµà´·àµà´¯àµ» തനàµà´¨àµ‡ ആയിരികàµà´•àµ‡à´£à´‚; അതൠദൈവസനàµà´¨à´¿à´§à´¿à´¯à´¿àµ½ വിലയേറിയതാകàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Jeremiah 31:13
"Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together; For I will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them, And make them rejoice Rather than sorrow.
à´…à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´•à´¨àµà´¯à´•à´¯àµà´‚ യൌവനകàµà´•à´¾à´°àµà´‚ വൃദàµà´§à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´‚ à´’à´°àµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† നൃതàµà´¤à´‚ചെയàµà´¤àµ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚; ഞാൻ അവരàµà´Ÿàµ† à´¦àµà´ƒà´–à´‚ മാറàµà´±à´¿ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´®à´¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚; ഞാൻ അവരെ ആശàµà´µà´¸à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ സങàµà´•à´Ÿà´‚പോകàµà´•à´¿ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen Rather than silver.
തങàµà´•à´¤àµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´¤àµà´¤àµ† സമàµà´ªà´¾à´¦à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¤àµà´° നലàµà´²à´¤àµ! വെളàµà´³à´¿à´¯àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ വിവേകം സമàµà´ªà´¾à´¦à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¤àµà´° ഉതàµà´¤à´®à´‚!
Proverbs 8:10
Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge Rather than choice gold;
വെളàµà´³à´¿à´¯àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´¬àµ‹à´§à´¨à´µàµà´‚ മേതàµà´¤à´°à´®à´¾à´¯ പൊനàµà´¨à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ പരിജàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´µàµà´‚ കൈകàµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´µà´¿àµ» .
Proverbs 17:12
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
മൂഢനെ അവനàµà´±àµ† à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ എതിരിടàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´•àµà´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´•àµ¾ കാണാതെപോയ കരടിയെ എതിരിടàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´àµ‡à´¦à´‚.
Mark 15:11
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should Rather release Barabbas to them.
à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ അവൻ ബറബàµà´¬à´¾à´¸à´¿à´¨àµ† വിടàµà´Ÿàµà´•àµŠà´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ചോദിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» മഹാപàµà´°àµ‹à´¹à´¿à´¤à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼ à´ªàµà´°àµà´·à´¾à´°à´¤àµà´¤àµ† ഉതàµà´¸à´¾à´¹à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ കൊണàµà´Ÿà´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
1 Corinthians 10:20
Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
à´…à´²àµà´², ജാതികൾ ബലികഴികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨à´²àµà´² à´àµ‚തങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ à´•à´´à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµà´°àµ‡; à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´àµ‚തങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† കൂടàµà´Ÿà´¾à´³à´¿à´•àµ¾ ആകàµà´µà´¾àµ» എനികàµà´•àµ മനസàµà´¸à´¿à´²àµà´².
Luke 11:41
But Rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
à´…à´•à´¤àµà´¤àµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ à´à´¿à´•àµà´·à´¯à´¾à´¯à´¿ കൊടàµà´ªàµà´ªà´¿àµ» ; à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ സകലവàµà´‚ നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ à´¶àµà´¦àµà´§à´‚ ആകàµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
Job 32:2
Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself Rather than God.
à´…à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ രാംവംശതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ ബൂസàµà´¯à´¨à´¾à´¯ ബറഖേലിനàµà´±àµ† മകൻ എലീഹൂവിനàµà´±àµ† കോപം à´œàµà´µà´²à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ; ദൈവതàµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ തനàµà´¨àµ†à´¤àµà´¤à´¾àµ» നീതീകരിചàµà´šà´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ ഇയàµà´¯àµ‹à´¬à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† നേരെ അവനàµà´±àµ† കോപം à´œàµà´µà´²à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ.
Psalms 84:10
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would Rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
നിനàµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´¾à´•à´¾à´°à´™àµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ à´•à´´à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨ ഒരൠദിവസം വേറെ ആയിരം ദിവസതàµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ ഉതàµà´¤à´®à´®à´²àµà´²àµ‹; à´¦àµà´·àµà´Ÿà´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´Ÿàµ† കൂടാരങàµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ പാർകàµà´•àµà´‚à´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ആലയതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ വാതിൽ കാവൽകàµà´•à´¾à´°à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ എനികàµà´•àµ à´à´±àµ† ഇഷàµà´Ÿà´‚.
1 Timothy 6:2
And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but Rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
വിശàµà´µà´¾à´¸à´¿à´•à´³à´¾à´¯ യജമാനനàµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´³àµà´³à´µàµ¼ അവരെ സഹോദരനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµà´µàµ†à´šàµà´šàµ അലകàµà´·àµà´¯à´®à´¾à´•àµà´•à´°àµà´¤àµ; തങàµà´™à´³àµ†à´•àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµà´³àµà´³ ഉപകാരം à´…à´¨àµà´à´µà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µàµ¼ വിശàµà´µà´¾à´¸à´¿à´•à´³àµà´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´¿à´¯à´°àµà´‚ ആകകൊണàµà´Ÿàµ അവരെ വിശേഷാൽ സേവികàµà´•à´¯à´¤àµà´°àµ‡ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ; ഇതൠനീ ഉപദേശികàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´¬àµ‹à´§à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´•.
1 Corinthians 7:21
Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, Rather use it.
നീ ദാസനായി വിളികàµà´•à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´µàµ‹? à´µàµà´¯à´¸à´¨à´¿à´•àµà´•à´°àµà´¤àµ. à´¸àµà´µà´¤à´¨àµà´¤àµà´°àµ» ആകàµà´µà´¾àµ» à´•à´´à´¿à´¯àµà´®àµ†à´™àµà´•à´¿à´²àµà´‚ അതിൽ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ ഇരàµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´•.
Romans 14:13
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but Rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way.
à´…à´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ നാം ഇനി à´…à´¨àµà´¯àµ‹à´¨àµà´¯à´‚ വിധികàµà´•à´°àµà´¤àµ; സഹോദരനàµà´¨àµ ഇടർചàµà´šà´¯àµ‹ തടങàµà´™à´²àµ‹ വെകàµà´•à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» മാതàµà´°à´‚ ഉറെചàµà´šàµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´µà´¿àµ»
Luke 10:20
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but Rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven."
à´† നാഴികയിൽ അവൻ പരിശàµà´¦àµà´§à´¾à´¤àµà´®à´¾à´µà´¿àµ½ ആനനàµà´¦à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ പറഞàµà´žà´¤àµ: പിതാവേ, à´¸àµà´µàµ¼à´—àµà´—à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ à´àµ‚മികàµà´•àµà´‚ കർതàµà´¤à´¾à´µà´¾à´¯àµà´³àµà´³àµ‹à´µàµ‡, നീ ഇവ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´¿à´•àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ വിവേകികൾകàµà´•àµà´‚ മറെചàµà´šàµ ശിശàµà´•àµà´•àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ വെളിപàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ ഞാൻ നിനàµà´¨àµ† വാഴàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ. അതേ, പിതാവേ, ഇങàµà´™à´¨àµ† നിനകàµà´•àµ à´ªàµà´°à´¸à´¾à´¦à´‚ തോനàµà´¨à´¿à´¯à´²àµà´²àµ‹.
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, yes, well pleased Rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
ഇങàµà´™à´¨àµ† à´žà´™àµà´™àµ¾ ധൈർയàµà´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ ശരീരം വിടàµà´Ÿàµ കർതàµà´¤à´¾à´µà´¿à´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´•àµ‚ടെ വസിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» അധികം ഇഷàµà´Ÿà´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Ephesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but Rather expose them.
ഇരàµà´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† നിഷàµà´«à´²à´ªàµà´°à´µàµƒà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´•à´³à´¿àµ½ കൂടàµà´Ÿà´¾à´³à´¿à´•àµ¾ ആകരàµà´¤àµ; അവയെ ശാസികàµà´• à´…à´¤àµà´°àµ‡ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ.
Hebrews 12:13
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but Rather be healed.
à´®àµà´Ÿà´¨àµà´¤àµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ ഉളàµà´•àµà´•à´¿à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹à´•à´¾à´¤àµ† à´àµ‡à´¦à´®à´¾à´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† കാലിനàµà´¨àµ പാത നിരതàµà´¤àµà´µà´¿àµ» .
Proverbs 22:1
A good name is to be chosen Rather than great riches, Loving favor Rather than silver and gold.
അനവധിസമàµà´ªà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´²àµà´‚ സൽകീർതàµà´¤à´¿à´¯àµà´‚ വെളàµà´³à´¿à´¯à´¿à´²àµà´‚ പൊനàµà´¨à´¿à´²àµà´‚ കൃപയàµà´‚ നലàµà´²à´¤àµ.