“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.”
Proverbs 27:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 27:98 words
HebrewMeaning
שֶׁ֣מֶןšemen
oilnounH8081
fat · fruitful · oil · ointment ···
וּ֭/קְטֹרֶתwqəṭōret
and perfumeconjH7004
perfume
יְשַׂמַּֽחyəśamaḥ
it makes gladverbH8055
be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···
לֵ֑בlēb
a heartnounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
וּ/מֶ֥תֶקwmeteq
and the sweetness ofconjH4986
רֵ֝עֵ֗/הוּrēʿēhw
friend hisnounH7453
companion · fellow · friend · husband ···
מֵֽ/עֲצַתmēʿăṣat
more than the counsel ofpronH6098
advisement · counsel) · purpose
נָֽפֶשׁnāpeš
a personnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
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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