Proverbs

Proverbs 24:13

¹³Eat honey, my son, for it is good,

and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Eat	אֱכָל־	’ĕ·ḵāl-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H398 eat
honey	דְבַ֣שׁ	ḏə·ḇaš	Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey
my son	בְּנִ֣י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is good	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and the honeycomb	וְנֹ֥פֶת	wə·nō·p̄eṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5317 flowing honey, honey from the comb
is sweet	מָ֝ת֗וֹק	mā·ṯō·wq	Adjective - masculine singular	H4966 sweet
to your	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
taste	חִכֶּֽךָ׃	ḥik·ke·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.