Proverbs 17:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.”

Proverbs 17:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:67 words

HebrewMeaning

עֲטֶ֣רֶתʿăṭeret

crownnounH5850

זְ֭קֵנִיםzəqēniym

agedadjH2205

ancient · elder · old (man · men and...women) ···

בְּנֵ֣יbənēy

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

בָנִ֑יםbāniym

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

וְ/תִפְאֶ֖רֶתwətipəʾeret

beautyconjH8597

bravery · comely · fair · glory ···

בָּנִ֣יםbāniym

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

אֲבוֹתָֽ/םʾăbwōtām

fathernounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

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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