My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.Proverbs 8:19
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
ט֣וֹב פִּ֭רְיִי מֵחָר֣וּץ וּמִפָּ֑ז וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י מִכֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר׃
- ט֣וֹבTov“[is] good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- פִּ֭רְיִיPir.yi“fruit my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פְּרִי · “fruit” · Strong's H6529
- מֵחָר֣וּץme.cha.Rutz“more than gold”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָרוּץ · “gold” · Strong's H2742D
- וּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.Paz“and more than pure gold”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פַּז · “pure gold” · Strong's H6337
- וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗יu.te.vu.'a.Ti“and gain my”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from תְּבוּאָה · “produce” · Strong's H8393
- מִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sef“more than silver”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
- נִבְחָֽר׃niv.Char“chosen”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)