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Proverbs 18:16 — King James Version← Study notes

A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.


Proverbs 18:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:167 words
HebrewMeaning
מַתָּ֣ןmatān
giftnounH4976
to give · reward
אָ֭דָםʾādām
man (meannounH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
יַרְחִ֣יבyarəḥiyb
be an en- largeverbH7337
make room · make wide
ל֑/וֹlwō
pron
וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֖יwəlipənēy
a- foreconjH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
גְדֹלִ֣יםgədōliym
elderadjH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
יַנְחֶֽ/נּוּyanəḥenw
bestowverbH5148
bring · govern · guide · lead ···
Words 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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