Proverbs 22:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.”

Proverbs 22:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 22:98 words

HebrewMeaning

טֽוֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

עַ֭יִןʿayin

eyenounH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

ה֣וּאhwʾ

heprepH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

יְבֹרָ֑ךְyəbōrākə

blasphemeverbH1288

abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

נָתַ֖ןnātan

addverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

מִ/לַּחְמ֣/וֹmilaḥəmwō

breadpronH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

לַ/דָּֽלladāl

leanpronH1800

needy · poor · weaker

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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