Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?Proverbs 5:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יָפ֣וּצוּ מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ ח֑וּצָה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת פַּלְגֵי־מָֽיִם׃
- יָפ֣וּצוּya.Fu.tzu“will they overflow?”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פּוּץ · “to flow” · Strong's H6327C
- מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָma'.ye.no.Tei.kha“springs your”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מַעְיָן · “spring” · Strong's H4599
- ח֑וּצָהChu.tzah“[the] outside towards”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from חוּץ · “outside” · Strong's H2351
- בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתba.re.cho.Vot“in the open places”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from רְחוֹב · “street|plaza” · Strong's H7339
- פַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-“streams of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פֶּ֫לֶג · “stream” · Strong's H6388
- מָֽיִם׃Ma.yim“water”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)