Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 17:8 Interlinear

“stone is as a precious A gift in the eyes of him that hath it whithersoever it turneth it prospereth”

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Proverbs 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אֶֽבֶן	H68	stone	a stone
2	חֵ֣ן	H2580	is as a precious	graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
3	הַ֭שֹּׁחַד	H7810	A gift	a donation (venal or redemptive)
4	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	H5869	in the eyes	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
5	בְעָלָ֑יו	H1167	of him that hath	a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
6	אֶֽל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
7	כָּל	H3605		properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
8	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	H834		who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
9	יִפְנֶ֣ה	H6437	it whithersoever it turneth	to turn; by implication, to face, i.e., appear, look, etc
10	יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃	H7919	it prospereth	to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent

Proverbs 17:8 (current)stone is as a precious A gift in the eyes of him that hath it whithersoever it turneth it prospereth