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Proverbs 3:15

She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
Proverbs 3:15
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יְקָ֣רָה הִ֭יא מִפְּנִינִ֑ים וְכָל־חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃

  1. יְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rah“[is] precious”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from יָקָר · “precious” · Strong's H3368
  2. הִ֭יאhi'“she”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  3. מִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.yim“more than jewels”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּנִינִים · “jewel” · Strong's H6443
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  4. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.kha“pleasures your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חֵ֫פֶץ · “pleasure” · Strong's H2656
  6. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. יִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-“they compare”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁוָה · “be like” · Strong's H7737A
  8. בָֽהּ׃Vah“with her”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)