Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 1:9 Interlinear

“ For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head and chains about thy neck”

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Proverbs 1 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּ֤י׀	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	לִוְיַ֤ת	H3880	For they shall be an ornament	something attached, i.e., a wreath
3	חֵ֓ן	H2580	of grace	graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
4	הֵ֬ם	H1992		they (only used when emphatic)
5	לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ	H7218	unto thy head	the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
6	וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים	H6060	and chains	a necklace (as if strangling)
7	לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃	H1621	about thy neck	the throat (as used in rumination)

Proverbs 1:9 (current) For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head and chains about thy neck