“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
are the crown ofnounH5850
זְ֭קֵנִיםzəqēniym
old peopleadjH2205
ancient · elder · old (man · men and...women) ···
בְּנֵ֣יbənēy
children ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
בָנִ֑יםbāniym
childrennounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
וְ/תִפְאֶ֖רֶתwətipəʾeret
and are the honor ofconjH8597
bravery · comely · fair · glory ···
בָּנִ֣יםbāniym
childrennounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
אֲבוֹתָֽ/םʾăbwōtām
parents theirnounH1
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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