Proverbs

Proverbs 18:16

¹⁶A man’s gift opens doors for him,

and brings him before great men.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A man’s	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
gift	מַתָּ֣ן	mat·tān	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4976 gift(s)
opens doors	יַרְחִ֣יב	yar·ḥîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
for him	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and brings him	יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃	yan·ḥen·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5148 lead, guide
before	וְלִפְנֵ֖י	wə·lip̄·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
great men	גְדֹלִ֣ים	ḡə·ḏō·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1419 great

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.