Proverbs 19:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.”

Proverbs 19:14 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 19:147 words

HebrewMeaning

בַּ֣יִתbayit

housenounH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

וָ֭/הוֹןwāhwōn

enoughconjH1952

for nought · riches · substance · wealth

נַחֲלַ֣תnaḥălat

heritagenounH5159

to inherit · inheritance · possession. Compare

אָב֑וֹתʾābwōt

fathernounH1

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

וּ֝/מֵ/יְהוָ֗הwmēyəhwāh

LORDconjH3068

the Lord. Compare

אִשָּׁ֥הʾišāh

womannounH802

each · every · female · many ···

מַשְׂכָּֽלֶתmaśəkālet

considerverbH7919

expert · instruct · prosper · prudent ···

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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