He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.Proverbs 18:22
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא ט֑וֹב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃
- מָצָ֣אma.Tza'“he finds”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- אִ֭שָּׁה'I.shah“a wife”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- מָ֣צָאMa.tza'“he finds”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- ט֑וֹבTov“a good thing”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
- וַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fek“and he obtained”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פּוּק · “to promote” · Strong's H6329
- רָ֝צ֗וֹןra.Tzon“pleasure”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָצוֹן · “acceptance” · Strong's H7522
- מֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.weh“from Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)