Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 23:22 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 23:22, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee and despise when she is old not thy mother”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שְׁמַ֣ע | H8085 | Hearken | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 2 | לְ֭אָבִיךָ | H1 | unto thy father | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 3 | זֶ֣ה | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 4 | יְלָדֶ֑ךָ | H3205 | that begat | to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage |
| 5 | וְאַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 6 | תָּ֝ב֗וּז | H936 | thee and despise | to disrespect |
| 7 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 8 | זָקְנָ֥ה | H2204 | when she is old | to be old |
| 9 | אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | H517 | not thy mother | a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) |
Verse Context
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