“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
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
לָ/שֶׁ֥בֶתlāšebet
to dwellpronH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
פִּנַּתpinat
a corner ofnounH6438
chief · corner · stay · tower
גָּ֑גgāg
a roofnounH1406
top
מֵ/אֵ֥שֶׁתmēʾēšet
more than a woman ofpronH802
each · every · female · many ···
מִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmidəyāniym
contentionsnounH4079
contention
וּ/בֵ֥יתwbēyt
and a house ofconjH1004
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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