Proverbs 8:31 — King James Version← Study notes

“Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.”

Proverbs 8:31 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 8:317 words

HebrewMeaning

מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶתməśaḥeqet

derideverbH7832

have in derision · laugh · make merry · mock ···

בְּ/תֵבֵ֣לbətēbēl

habitable partpronH8398

world

אַרְצ֑/וֹʾarəṣwō

earthnounH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

וְ֝/שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗/יwəšaʿăšuʿay

delightconjH8191

pleasure

אֶתʾet

againstpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

בְּנֵ֥יbənēy

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

אָדָֽםʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

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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