Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 8:6 Interlinear
“Hear of excellent things for I will speak and the opening of my lips shall be right things”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שִׁ֭מְעוּ | H8085 | Hear | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 2 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 3 | נְגִידִ֣ים | H5057 | of excellent things | a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes |
| 4 | אֲדַבֵּ֑ר | H1696 | for I will speak | perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue |
| 5 | וּמִפְתַּ֥ח | H4669 | and the opening | an aperture, i.e., (figuratively) utterance |
| 6 | שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י | H8193 | of my lips | the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) |
| 7 | מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ | H4339 | shall be right things | evenness, i.e., (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e., (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adv |
Verse Context
Proverbs 8:5be ye of an understanding O ye simple wisdom and ye fools be ye of an understanding heart...
Proverbs 8:6 (current)Hear of excellent things for I will speak and the opening of my lips shall be right things
Proverbs 8:7 truth shall speak For my mouth is an abomination to my lips...