Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 16:24 Interlinear

“are as an honeycomb words Pleasant sweet to the soul and health to the bones”

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Proverbs 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	צוּף	H6688	are as an honeycomb	comb of honey (from dripping)
2	דְּ֭בַשׁ	H1706		honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
3	אִמְרֵי	H561	words	something said
4	נֹ֑עַם	H5278	Pleasant	agreeableness, i.e., delight, suitableness, splendor or grace
5	מָת֥וֹק	H4966	sweet	sweet
6	לַ֝נֶּ֗פֶשׁ	H5315	to the 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	וּמַרְפֵּ֥א	H4832	and health	properly, curative, i.e., literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
8	לָעָֽצֶם׃	H6106	to the bones	a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e., (as pron.) selfsame

Proverbs 16:24 (current)are as an honeycomb words Pleasant sweet to the soul and health to the bones