Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 31:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 31:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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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