Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 18:21 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 18:21, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מָ֣וֶת | H4194 | Death | death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin |
| 2 | וְ֭חַיִּים | H2416 | and life | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 3 | בְּיַד | H3027 | are in the power | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 4 | לָשׁ֑וֹן | H3956 | of the tongue | the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, |
| 5 | וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ | H157 | and they that love | to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) |
| 6 | יֹאכַ֥ל | H398 | it shall eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 7 | פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ | H6529 | the fruit | fruit (literally or figuratively) |
Verse Context
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Proverbs 18:21 (current)Death and life are in the power of the tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit
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