Proverbs 17:22 — King James Version← Study notes

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”

Proverbs 17:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:228 words

HebrewMeaning

לֵ֣בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

שָׂ֭מֵחַśāmēḥa

gladadjH8056

joyful · merry · -ily) · rejoice

יֵיטִ֣בyēyṭib

be acceptedverbH3190

amend · use aright · benefit · be better ···

גֵּהָ֑הgēhāh

medicinenounH1456

וְ/ר֥וּחַwərwḥa

airconjH7307

anger · blast · breath · cool ···

נְ֝כֵאָ֗הnəkēʾāh

brokenadjH5218

stricken · wounded

תְּיַבֶּשׁtəyabeš

be ashamedverbH3001

clean · be confounded · dry · shame ···

גָּֽרֶםgārem

bonenounH1634

strong · top

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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