Proverbs 1:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.”

Proverbs 1:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 1:97 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

לִוְיַ֤תliwəyat

ornamentnounH3880

חֵ֓ןḥēn

favournounH2580

grace · pleasant · precious · favoured

הֵ֬םhēm

itprepH1992

like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···

לְ/רֹאשֶׁ֑/ךָlərōʾšekā

bandpronH7218

beginning · captain · chapiter · chief(-est place ···

וַ֝/עֲנָקִ֗יםwaʿănāqiym

chainconjH6060

לְ/גַרְגְּרֹתֶֽי/ךָləgarəgərōteykā

neckpronH1621

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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