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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 20:29Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 20:296 words
HebrewMeaning
תִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtipəʾeret
the glory ofnounH8597
bravery · comely · fair · glory ···
בַּחוּרִ֣יםbaḥwriym
young mennounH970
chosen · hole
כֹּחָ֑/םkōḥām
is strength theirnounH3581
able · chameleon · force · fruits ···
וַ/הֲדַ֖רwahădar
and the splendor ofconjH1926
comeliness · excellency · glorious · glory ···
זְקֵנִ֣יםzəqēniym
old peopleadjH2205
ancient · elder · old (man · men and...women) ···
שֵׂיבָֽהśēybāh
is gray hairnounH7872
-y) hairs (head · -ed) · old age
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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