Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 30:17 Interlinear
“The eye that mocketh at his father and despiseth to obey his mother shall pick it out the ravens of the valley shall eat and the young eagles”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עַ֤יִן׀ | H5869 | The eye | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 2 | תִּֽלְעַ֣ג | H3932 | that mocketh | to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly |
| 3 | לְאָב֮ | H1 | at his father | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 4 | וְתָבֻ֪ז | H936 | and despiseth | to disrespect |
| 5 | לִֽיקְּהַ֫ת | H3349 | to obey | obedience |
| 6 | אֵ֥ם | H517 | his mother | a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) |
| 7 | יִקְּר֥וּהָ | H5365 | shall pick it out | to bore (penetrate, quarry) |
| 8 | עֹרְבֵי | H6158 | the ravens | a raven (from its dusky hue) |
| 9 | נַ֑חַל | H5158 | of the valley | a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) |
| 10 | וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ | H398 | shall eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 11 | בְנֵי | H1121 | and the young | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 12 | נָֽשֶׁר׃ | H5404 | eagles | the eagle (or other large bird of prey) |
Verse Context
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