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.
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.
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´‚.
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.
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness Rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
à´¨àµà´¯à´¾à´¯à´µà´¿à´§à´¿ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ‹, വെളിചàµà´šà´‚ ലോകതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ വനàµà´¨à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ മനàµà´·àµà´¯à´°àµà´Ÿàµ† à´ªàµà´°à´µàµƒà´¤àµà´¤à´¿ ദോഷമàµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ ആകയാൽ അവർ വെളിചàµà´šà´¤àµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ ഇരàµà´³à´¿à´¨àµ† à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¤àµ തനàµà´¨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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
2 Corinthians 12:9
And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will Rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
അവൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ: à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† കൃപ നിനകàµà´•àµà´®à´¤à´¿; à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ശകàµà´¤à´¿ ബലഹീനതയിൽ തികഞàµà´žàµà´µà´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ. ആകയാൽ à´•àµà´°à´¿à´¸àµà´¤àµà´µà´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ശകàµà´¤à´¿ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ†à´®àµ‡àµ½ ആവസികàµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ അതിസനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµ† à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ബലഹീനതകളിൽ à´ªàµà´°à´¶à´‚സികàµà´•àµà´‚.
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‹?
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
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´‚
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.
Ecclesiastes 9:17
Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools.
മൂഢനàµà´®à´¾à´°àµ† à´à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¹à´¾à´¸à´¤àµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ സാവധാനതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ പറയàµà´¨àµà´¨ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´¿à´•à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† വചനങàµà´™àµ¾ നലàµà´²à´¤àµ.
Job 36:21
Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, For you have chosen this Rather than affliction.
സൂകàµà´·à´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´•; നീതികേടിലേകàµà´•àµ തിരിയരàµà´¤àµ; അതലàµà´²àµ‹ നീ à´…à´°à´¿à´·àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¯àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ ഇചàµà´›à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤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.
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» .
Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified Rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
അവൻ നീതീകരികàµà´•à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´µà´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ വീടàµà´Ÿà´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ പോയി; മറàµà´±à´µàµ» à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ†à´¯à´²àµà´². തനàµà´¨àµ†à´¤àµà´¤à´¾àµ» ഉയർതàµà´¤àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µàµ» à´Žà´²àµà´²à´¾à´‚ താഴàµà´¤àµà´¤à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´‚; തനàµà´¨àµ†à´¤àµà´¤à´¾àµ» താഴàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µàµ» à´Žà´²àµà´²à´¾à´‚ ഉയർതàµà´¤à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ നിങàµà´™à´³àµ‹à´Ÿàµ പറയàµà´¨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.
Mark 9:45
And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, Rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched--
നിനàµà´±àµ† കാൽ നിനകàµà´•àµ ഇടർചàµà´š വരàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¾àµ½ അതിനെ വെടàµà´Ÿà´¿à´•àµà´•à´³à´•:
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»
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´•.
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.
Mark 9:47
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, Rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire--
നിനàµà´±àµ† à´•à´£àµà´£àµ നിനകàµà´•àµ ഇടർചàµà´š വരàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¾àµ½ അതിനെ ചൂനàµà´¨àµà´•à´³à´•; à´’à´±àµà´±à´•àµà´•à´£àµà´£à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ ദൈവരാജàµà´¯à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ à´•à´Ÿà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´°à´£àµà´Ÿàµà´•à´£àµà´£àµà´³àµà´³à´µà´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ à´…à´—àµà´¨à´¿à´¨à´°à´•à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ വീഴàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ നിനകàµà´•àµ നലàµà´²àµ.