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Proverbs 22:1

A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
Proverbs 22:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

נִבְחָ֣ר שֵׁ֭ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֽוֹב׃

  1. נִבְחָ֣רniv.Char“[is to be] chosen”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
  2. שֵׁ֭םShem“a name”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  3. מֵעֹ֣שֶׁרme.'O.sher“more than wealth”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֹ֫שֶׁר · “riches” · Strong's H6239
  4. רָ֑בRav“great”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  5. מִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sef“more than silver”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  6. וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗בu.mi.za.Hav“and more than gold”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָהָב · “gold” · Strong's H2091
  7. חֵ֣ןchen“favor”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵן · “favor” · Strong's H2580
  8. טֽוֹב׃Tov“good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)