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Proverbs 31:18

She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
Proverbs 31:18
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Original language (Hebrew)

טָ֭עֲמָה כִּי־ט֣וֹב סַחְרָ֑הּ לֹֽא־יִכְבֶּ֖ה בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֵרָֽהּ׃

  1. טָ֭עֲמָהTa.'a.mah“she perceives”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from טָעַם · “to taste” · Strong's H2938
  2. כִּי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. ט֣וֹבTov“[is] good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  4. סַחְרָ֑הּsach.Rah“profit her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from סַחַר · “profit” · Strong's H5504
  5. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. יִכְבֶּ֖הyikh.Beh“it is extinguished”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּבָה · “to quench” · Strong's H3518
  7. בַלַּ֣יְלָהva.la.yil“in the night”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. נֵרָֽהּ׃ne.Rah“lamp her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נֵר · “lamp” · Strong's H5216A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)