Proverbs 27:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

anointingnounH8081

fat · fruitful · oil · ointment ···

וּ֭/קְטֹרֶתwqəṭōret

incenseconjH7004

perfume

יְשַׂמַּֽחyəśamaḥ

cheer upverbH8055

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

לֵ֑בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

וּ/מֶ֥תֶקwmeteq

sweetnessconjH4986

רֵ֝עֵ֗/הוּrēʿēhw

brothernounH7453

companion · fellow · friend · husband ···

מֵֽ/עֲצַתmēʿăṣat

advicepronH6098

advisement · counsel) · purpose

נָֽפֶשׁnāpeš

anynounH5315

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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