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.
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.
Mark 9:43
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched--
നിനàµà´±àµ† കൈ നിനകàµà´•àµ ഇടർചàµà´š വരàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¾àµ½ അതിനെ വെടàµà´Ÿà´¿à´•àµà´•à´³à´•:
Luke 12:51
Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.
ഇനിമേൽ ഒരൠവീടàµà´Ÿà´¿àµ½ ഇരàµà´µà´°àµ‹à´Ÿàµ മൂവരàµà´‚ മൂവരോടൠഇരàµà´µà´°àµà´‚ ഇങàµà´™à´¨àµ† à´…à´žàµà´šàµà´ªàµ‡àµ¼ തമàµà´®à´¿àµ½ ഛിദàµà´°à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚.
Job 7:15
So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body.
ആകയാൽ ഞാൻ ഞെകàµà´•à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´²à´¯àµà´‚ à´ˆ à´…à´¸àµà´¥à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‚à´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ മരണവàµà´‚ തിരഞàµà´žàµ†à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
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 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´•.
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» .
Romans 1:25
who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† സതàµà´¯à´‚ അവർ à´µàµà´¯à´¾à´œà´®à´¾à´•àµà´•à´¿ മാറàµà´±à´¿à´•àµà´•à´³à´žàµà´žàµ, സൃഷàµà´Ÿà´¿à´šàµà´šà´µà´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ സൃഷàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¯àµ† à´à´œà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ ആരാധിചàµà´šàµ; അവൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ വാഴàµà´¤àµà´¤à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´µàµ» , ആമേൻ .
Luke 17:8
But will he not rather say to him, "Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink'?
എനികàµà´•àµ à´…à´¤àµà´¤à´¾à´´à´‚ à´’à´°àµà´•àµà´•àµà´•; ഞാൻ തിനàµà´¨àµà´•àµà´Ÿà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ തീരàµà´µàµ‹à´³à´‚ അരകെടàµà´Ÿà´¿ എനികàµà´•àµ à´¶àµà´¶àµà´°àµ‚ഷചെയàµà´•; പിനàµà´¨àµ† നീയàµà´‚ തിനàµà´¨àµ à´•àµà´Ÿà´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´• à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറകയിലàµà´²à´¯àµ‹?
Mark 5:26
and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse.
പല വൈദàµà´¯à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°à´¾à´²àµà´‚ à´à´±à´¿à´¯àµ‹à´¨àµà´¨àµ സഹിചàµà´šàµ തനികàµà´•àµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµŠà´•àµà´•àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ ചെലവഴിചàµà´šà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ à´’à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ à´àµ‡à´¦à´‚ വരാതെ à´à´±àµà´±à´µàµà´‚ പരവശയായി തീർനàµà´¨à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨ ഒരൠസàµà´¤àµà´°àµ€ യേശàµà´µà´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† വർതàµà´¤à´®à´¾à´¨à´‚ കേടàµà´Ÿàµ:
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.
Matthew 18:8
"If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.
നിനàµà´±àµ† à´•à´¯àµà´¯àµ‹ കാലോ നിനകàµà´•àµ ഇടർചàµà´š ആയാൽ അതിനെ വെടàµà´Ÿà´¿ എറിഞàµà´žàµà´•à´³à´•; à´°à´£àµà´Ÿàµ à´•à´¯àµà´¯àµà´‚ à´°à´£àµà´Ÿàµ കാലàµà´‚ ഉളàµà´³à´µà´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ നിതàµà´¯à´¾à´—àµà´¨à´¿à´¯à´¿àµ½ വീഴàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ അംഗഹീനനായിടàµà´Ÿàµ‹ à´®àµà´Ÿà´¨àµà´¤à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ‹ ജീവനിൽ à´•à´Ÿà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ നിനകàµà´•àµ നനàµà´¨àµ.
Romans 12:19
Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
à´ªàµà´°à´¿à´¯à´®àµà´³àµà´³à´µà´°àµ‡, നിങàµà´™àµ¾ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ à´ªàµà´°à´¤à´¿à´•à´¾à´°à´‚ ചെയàµà´¯à´¾à´¤àµ† ദൈവകോപതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഇടംകൊടàµà´ªàµà´ªà´¿àµ» ; à´ªàµà´°à´¤à´¿à´•à´¾à´°à´‚ എനികàµà´•àµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ; ഞാൻ പകരം ചെയàµà´¯àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ കർതàµà´¤à´¾à´µàµ à´…à´°àµà´³à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ†à´¯àµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ, à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾à´²àµ
Matthew 25:9
But the wise answered, saying, "No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'
à´¬àµà´¦àµà´§à´¿à´¯àµà´³àµà´³à´µàµ¼: à´žà´™àµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ പോരാ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ വരാതിരിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» നിങàµà´™àµ¾ വിലകàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´°àµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ പോയി വാങàµà´™à´¿à´•àµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´µà´¿àµ» à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ഉതàµà´¤à´°à´‚ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
2 Samuel 19:30
Then Mephibosheth said to the king, "rather, let him take it all, inasmuch as my lord the king has come back in peace to his own house."
മെഫീബോശെതàµà´¤àµ രാജാവിനോടàµ: à´…à´²àµà´², അവൻ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ à´®àµà´´àµà´µà´¨àµà´‚ à´Žà´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´•àµŠà´³àµà´³à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ†; യജമാനനായ രാജാവൠസമാധാനതàµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµ† അരമനയിൽ à´Žà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´µà´²àµà´²àµ‹ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
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.
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 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.
Jeremiah 8:3
Then death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them," says the LORD of hosts.
à´ˆ à´¦àµà´·àµà´Ÿà´µà´‚ശങàµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ ശേഷിചàµà´šà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨ ശേഷിപàµà´ªàµ à´’à´•àµà´•àµ†à´¯àµà´‚, ഞാൻ അവരെ നീകàµà´•à´¿à´•àµà´•à´³à´žàµà´žà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨ സകലസàµà´¥à´²à´™àµà´™à´³à´¿à´²àµà´‚ ശേഷിചàµà´šà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µàµ¼ തനàµà´¨àµ‡, ജീവനെയലàµà´² മരണതàµà´¤àµ† തിരഞàµà´žàµ†à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ സൈനàµà´¯à´™àµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† യഹോവയàµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´°àµà´³à´ªàµà´ªà´¾à´Ÿàµ.
Hebrews 11:25
choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,
à´ªàµà´°à´¤à´¿à´«à´²à´‚ നോകàµà´•à´¿à´¯à´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ ഫറവോനàµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´¤àµà´°à´¿à´¯àµà´Ÿàµ† മകൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ വിളികàµà´•à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ നിരസികàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.
ദൈവാലയതàµà´¤à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ പോകàµà´®àµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ കാൽ സൂകàµà´·à´¿à´•àµà´•; മൂഢനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼ യാഗം അർപàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´…à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´šàµ†à´¨àµà´¨àµ കേൾകàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ നലàµà´²à´¤àµ; പരിജàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´®à´¿à´²àµà´²à´¾à´¯àµà´•à´¯à´¾à´²à´²àµà´²àµ‹ അവർ ദോഷം ചെയàµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤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.
1 Corinthians 5:2
And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you.
à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ ചീർതàµà´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; à´ˆ à´¦àµà´·àµà´•àµ¼à´®àµà´®à´‚ ചെയàµà´¤à´µà´¨àµ† നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† ഇടയിൽ നിനàµà´¨àµ നീകàµà´•àµà´µà´¾àµ» തകàµà´•à´µà´£àµà´£à´‚ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´¦àµà´ƒà´–à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´®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.
Matthew 18:9
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.
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