Proverbs 14:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.”

Proverbs 14:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:48 words

HebrewMeaning

בְּ/אֵ֣יןbəʾēyn

elsepronH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

אֲ֭לָפִיםʾălāpiym

familyadjH504

kine · oxen

אֵב֣וּסʾēbws

cribnounH18

בָּ֑רbār

choicenounH1249

clean · clear · pure

וְ/רָבwərāb

abundanceconjH7230

all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···

תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹתtəbwʾwōt

fruitnounH8393

gain · increase · revenue

בְּ/כֹ֣חַbəkōḥa

abilitypronH3581

able · chameleon · force · fruits ···

שֽׁוֹרšwōr

bullnounH7794

cow · ox · wall (by mistake for

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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