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 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.
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 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´‚.
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.
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.
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.
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men.
അതിനàµà´¨àµ പതàµà´°àµŠà´¸àµà´‚ ശേഷം à´…à´ªàµà´ªàµŠà´¸àµà´¤à´²à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´‚: മനàµà´·àµà´¯à´°àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ ദൈവതàµà´¤àµ† à´…à´¨àµà´¸à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¾à´•àµà´¨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.
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´‚!
Matthew 10:28
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
ദേഹിയെ കൊലàµà´²àµà´µà´¾àµ» കഴിയാതെ ദേഹതàµà´¤àµ† കൊലàµà´²àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´°àµ† à´à´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¾; ദേഹിയെയàµà´‚ ദേഹതàµà´¤àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ നരകതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ നശിപàµà´ªà´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» à´•à´´à´¿à´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´¨àµ† തനàµà´¨àµ‡ à´à´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´µà´¿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.
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
Galatians 4:9
But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?
ഇപàµà´ªàµ‹à´´àµ‹ ദൈവതàµà´¤àµ† അറിഞàµà´žàµà´‚ വിശേഷാൽ ദൈവം നിങàµà´™à´³àµ† അറിഞàµà´žàµà´®à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ† നിങàµà´™àµ¾ പിനàµà´¨àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ ബലഹീനവàµà´‚ ദരിദàµà´°à´µàµà´®à´¾à´¯ ആദിപാഠങàµà´™à´³à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ തിരിഞàµà´žàµ അവേകàµà´•àµ à´ªàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¾à´¯à´¿ അടിമപàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´µà´¾àµ» ഇചàµà´›à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´™àµà´™à´¨àµ†?
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.
നിനàµà´±àµ† à´•à´£àµà´£àµ നിനകàµà´•àµ ഇടർചàµà´š ആയാൽ അതിനെ ചൂനàµà´¨àµ†à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤àµ എറിഞàµà´žàµà´•à´³à´•; à´°à´£àµà´Ÿàµ à´•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 à´’à´±àµà´±à´•àµà´•à´£àµà´£à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ ജീവനിൽ à´•à´Ÿà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ നിനകàµà´•àµ നനàµà´¨àµ.
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?
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 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´•.
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´‚.
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.
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.
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´‚.
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´‚.
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.
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.
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» .