Proverbs 23:24 — King James Version← Study notes

“The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.”

Proverbs 23:24 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 23:2412 words

HebrewMeaning

גולgwl

gladnessverbH1524

exceedingly · greatly · joy · rejoice ···

גִּ֣ילgiyl

gladnessverbH1524

exceedingly · greatly · joy · rejoice ···

יגולygwl

be gladverbH1523

joy · be joyful · rejoice

יָ֭גִילyāgiyl

be gladverbH1523

joy · be joyful · rejoice

אֲבִ֣יʾăbiy

fathernounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

צַדִּ֑יקṣadiyq

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

יולדywld

bearverbH3205

beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···

וְ/יוֹלֵ֥דwəywōlēd

bearconjH3205

beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···

חָ֝כָ֗םḥākām

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

ו/ישמחwyšmḥ

cheer upconjH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

יִשְׂמַחyiśəmaḥ

cheer upverbH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

בּֽ/וֹbwō

cheer uppronH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

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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