Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 5:1 Interlinear
“My son unto my wisdom attend to my understanding and bow thine ear”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בְּ֭נִי | H1121 | My son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 2 | לְחָכְמָתִ֣י | H2451 | unto my wisdom | wisdom (in a good sense) |
| 3 | הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה | H7181 | attend | to prick up the ears, i.e., hearken |
| 4 | לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י | H8394 | to my understanding | intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice |
| 5 | הַט | H5186 | and bow | to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) |
| 6 | אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ | H241 | thine ear | broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) |
Verse Context
Proverbs 5:1 (current)My son unto my wisdom attend to my understanding and bow thine ear
Proverbs 5:2That thou mayest regard discretion knowledge and that thy lips may keep...