Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 4:13 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 4:13, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

Take fast hold of instruction let her not go keep her for she is thy life

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הַחֲזֵ֣קH2388Take fast holdto fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra
2בַּמּוּסָ֣רH4148of instructionproperly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
3אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
4תֶּ֑רֶףH7503let her not goto slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
5נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָH5341keepto guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
6כִּיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
7הִ֥יאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
8חַיֶּֽיךָ׃H2416her for she is thy lifealive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin

Verse Context

Proverbs 4:12 shall not be straitened thy steps and when thou runnest...
Proverbs 4:13 (current)Take fast hold of instruction let her not go keep her for she is thy life
Proverbs 4:14not into the path of the wicked Enter and go...

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