Proverbs 14:27 — King James Version← Study notes

“The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.”

Proverbs 14:27 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:277 words

HebrewMeaning

יִרְאַ֣תyirəʾat

fearnounH3374

dreadful · exceedingly

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

מְק֣וֹרməqwōr

fountainnounH4726

issue · spring · well

חַיִּ֑יםḥayiym

alivenounH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

לָ֝/ס֗וּרlāswr

bepronH5493

bring · call back · decline · depart ···

מִ/מֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmimōqəšēy

be ensnaredpronH4170

gin · snare · trap

מָֽוֶתmāwet

deadnounH4194

death · die

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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