Proverbs 27:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”

Proverbs 27:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 27:79 words

HebrewMeaning

נֶ֣פֶשׁnepeš

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

שְׂ֭בֵעָהśəbēʿāh

fulladjH7649

satisfied

תָּב֣וּסtābws

loathverbH947

tread (down · under ) · be polluted

נֹ֑פֶתnōpet

honeycombnounH5317

וְ/נֶ֥פֶשׁwənepeš

anyconjH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

רְ֝עֵבָ֗הrəʿēbāh

hunger bittenadjH7457

hungry

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

מַ֥רmar

bitter(-lyadjH4751

angry · -ness) · chafed · discontented ···

מָתֽוֹקmātwōq

sweet(-eradjH4966

-ness)

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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