Proverbs 20:29 — King James Version← Study notes

“The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.”

Proverbs 20:29 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 20:296 words

HebrewMeaning

תִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtipəʾeret

beautynounH8597

bravery · comely · fair · glory ···

בַּחוּרִ֣יםbaḥwriym

youngnounH970

chosen · hole

כֹּחָ֑/םkōḥām

abilitynounH3581

able · chameleon · force · fruits ···

וַ/הֲדַ֖רwahădar

beautyconjH1926

comeliness · excellency · glorious · glory ···

זְקֵנִ֣יםzəqēniym

agedadjH2205

ancient · elder · old (man · men and...women) ···

שֵׂיבָֽהśēybāh

gray (grey hoarnounH7872

-y) hairs (head · -ed) · old age

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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