Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 1:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 1:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“hear My son the instruction of thy father and forsake not the law of thy mother”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שְׁמַ֣ע | H8085 | hear | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 2 | בְּ֭נִי | H1121 | My son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 3 | מוּסַ֣ר | H4148 | the instruction | properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint |
| 4 | אָבִ֑יךָ | H1 | of thy father | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 5 | וְאַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 6 | תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ | H5203 | and forsake | properly, to pound, i.e., smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusive |
| 7 | תּוֹרַ֥ת | H8451 | not the law | a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch |
| 8 | אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | H517 | of thy mother | a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) |
Verse Context
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge wisdom and instruction...
Proverbs 1:8 (current)hear My son the instruction of thy father and forsake not the law of thy mother
Proverbs 1:9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head and chains...