Proverbs 2:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.”

Proverbs 2:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 2:177 words

HebrewMeaning

הַ֭/עֹזֶבֶתhaʿōzebet

commit selfparticleH5800

fail · forsake · fortify · help ···

אַלּ֣וּףʾalwp

captainadjH441

duke · friend · governor · guide ···

נְעוּרֶ֑י/הָnəʿwreyhā

childhoodnounH5271

youth

וְ/אֶתwəʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)conjH853

בְּרִ֖יתbəriyt

confederacynounH1285

feder · covenant · league

אֱלֹהֶ֣י/הָʾĕlōheyhā

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

שָׁכֵֽחָהšākēḥāh

forgetverbH7911

at all

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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