Proverbs 31:18
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night."
Word-by-Word Analysis
טָעַם
ṭâʻam
to taste; figuratively, to perceive
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
נִיר
nîyr
a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
הָלַךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Key Terms in This Verse
הָלַךְ hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Study H1980 →לַיִל layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Study H3915 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →Cross References
For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
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