She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.Proverbs 31:19
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יָ֭דֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָ֣ה בַכִּישׁ֑וֹר וְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָ תָּ֣מְכוּ פָֽלֶךְ׃
- יָ֭דֶיהָYa.dei.ha“hands her”Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- שִׁלְּחָ֣הshi.le.Chah“she stretches out”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “reach” · Strong's H7971K
- בַכִּישׁ֑וֹרva.ki.Shor“on the distaff”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כִּישׁוֹר · “distaff” · Strong's H3601
- וְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָve.kha.Pei.ha“and palms her”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כַּף · “palm” · Strong's H3709G
- תָּ֣מְכוּTa.me.khu“they grasp”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from תָּמַךְ · “to grasp” · Strong's H8551
- פָֽלֶךְ׃Fa.lekh“[the] spindle”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫לֶךְ · “district” · Strong's H6418
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)