Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 31:8 Interlinear
“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | פְּתַח | H6605 | Open | to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve |
| 2 | פִּ֥יךָ | H6310 | thy mouth | the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos |
| 3 | לְאִלֵּ֑ם | H483 | for the dumb | speechless |
| 4 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 5 | דִּ֝֗ין | H1779 | in the cause | judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife |
| 6 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 7 | בְּנֵ֥י | H1121 | of all such as are appointed | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 8 | חֲלֽוֹף׃ | H2475 | to destruction | properly, surviving; by implication (collectively) orphans |
Verse Context
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Proverbs 31:8 (current)Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction
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