Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 5:18 Interlinear

Let thy fountain be blessed and rejoice with the wife of thy youth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1יְהִֽיH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2מְקוֹרְךָ֥H4726Let thy fountainproperly, something dug, i.e., a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda);
3בָר֑וּךְH1288be blessedto 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
4וּ֝שְׂמַ֗חH8055and rejoiceprobably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
5מֵאֵ֥שֶׁתH802with the wifea woman
6נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃H5271of thy youth(only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)

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