Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 16:17 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 16:17, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“The highway of the upright is to depart from evil preserveth his soul he that keepeth his way”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מְסִלַּ֣ת | H4546 | The highway | a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase |
| 2 | יְ֭שָׁרִים | H3477 | of the upright | straight (literally or figuratively) |
| 3 | ס֣וּר | H5493 | is to depart | to turn off (literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | מֵרָ֑ע | H7451 | from evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 5 | שֹׁמֵ֥ר | H8104 | preserveth | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 6 | נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ | H5315 | his soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 7 | נֹצֵ֥ר | H5341 | he that keepeth | to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.) |
| 8 | דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ | H1870 | his way | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
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