Proverbs 1:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.”

Proverbs 1:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 1:66 words

HebrewMeaning

לְ/הָבִ֣יןləhābiyn

attendpronH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

מָ֭שָׁלmāšāl

bywordnounH4912

like · parable · proverb

וּ/מְלִיצָ֑הwməliyṣāh

interpretationconjH4426

taunting

דִּבְרֵ֥יdibərēy

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםḥăkāmiym

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

וְ/חִידֹתָֽ/םwəḥiydōtām

dark saying (sentenceconjH2420

speech) · hard question · proverb · riddle

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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