Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 11:17 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 11:17, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

doeth good to his own soul man The merciful troubleth his own flesh but he that is cruel

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1גֹּמֵ֣לH1580doeth goodto treat a person (well or ill), i.e., benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e., (specifically) to wean
2נַ֭פְשׁוֹH5315to his own soulproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
3אִ֣ישׁH376mana man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
4חָ֑סֶדH2617The mercifulkindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
5וְעֹכֵ֥רH5916troublethproperly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict
6שְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹH7607his own fleshflesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood
7אַכְזָרִֽי׃H394but he that is cruelterrible

Verse Context

Proverbs 11:16woman A gracious men retain honour and strong men retain...
Proverbs 11:17 (current)doeth good to his own soul man The merciful troubleth his own flesh but he that is cruel
Proverbs 11:18The wicked worketh work a deceitful but to him that soweth righteousness...

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