Proverbs 21:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”

Proverbs 21:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 21:99 words

HebrewMeaning

ט֗וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

לָ/שֶׁ֥בֶתlāšebet

abidepronH3427

continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

פִּנַּתpinat

bulwarknounH6438

chief · corner · stay · tower

גָּ֑גgāg

roofnounH1406

top

מֵ/אֵ֥שֶׁתmēʾēšet

womanpronH802

each · every · female · many ···

מִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmidəyāniym

brawlingnounH4079

contention

וּ/בֵ֥יתwbēyt

houseconjH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

חָֽבֶרḥāber

companynounH2267

charmer · enchantment · wide

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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