Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 5:18 Interlinear
“ Let thy fountain be blessed and rejoice with the wife of thy youth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יְהִֽי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | מְקוֹרְךָ֥ | H4726 | Let thy fountain | properly, something dug, i.e., a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); |
| 3 | בָר֑וּךְ | H1288 | be blessed | to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as |
| 4 | וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח | H8055 | and rejoice | probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome |
| 5 | מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת | H802 | with the wife | a woman |
| 6 | נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃ | H5271 | of thy youth | (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people) |
Verse Context
Proverbs 5:17 Let them be only thine own and not strangers ...
Proverbs 5:18 (current) Let thy fountain be blessed and rejoice with the wife of thy youth
Proverbs 5:19hind Let her be as the loving roe and pleasant let her breasts satisfy...