Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 21:9 Interlinear

“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop woman than with a brawling house in a wide”

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Proverbs 21 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ט֗וֹב	H2896	It is better	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
2	לָשֶׁ֥בֶת	H3427	to dwell	properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
3	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
4	פִּנַּת	H6438	in a corner	an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
5	גָּ֑ג	H1406	of the housetop	a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
6	מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת	H802	woman	a woman
7	מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים	H4079	than with a brawling	a contest or quarrel
8	וּבֵ֥ית	H1004	house	a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
9	חָֽבֶר׃	H2267	in a wide	a society; also a spell

Proverbs 21:9 (current)It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop woman than with a brawling house in a wide