Proverbs 18:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.”

Proverbs 18:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:117 words

HebrewMeaning

ה֣וֹןhwōn

the wealth ofnounH1952

for nought · riches · substance · wealth

עָ֭שִׁירʿāšiyr

a rich personadjH6223

קִרְיַ֣תqirəyat

is the town ofnounH7151

עֻזּ֑/וֹʿuzwō

strength hisnounH5797

loud · might · power · strength ···

וּ/כְ/חוֹמָ֥הwkəḥwōmāh

and like a wallconjH2346

walled

נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗הniśəgābāh

highverbH7682

exalt · be excellent · (be · set on) high ···

בְּ/מַשְׂכִּיתֽ/וֹbəmaśəkiytwō

in own imagination hispronH4906

image · picture · wish

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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