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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1שְׁמַ֣עH8085Hearkento hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
2לְ֭אָבִיךָH1unto thy fatherfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
3זֶ֣הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
4יְלָדֶ֑ךָH3205that begatto bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
5וְאַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
6תָּ֝ב֗וּזH936thee and despiseto disrespect
7כִּֽיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
8זָקְנָ֥הH2204when she is oldto be old
9אִמֶּֽךָ׃H517not thy mothera mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])

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