Proverbs

Proverbs 31:14

¹⁴She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from afar.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She is	הָ֭יְתָה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like the merchant	סוֹחֵ֑ר	sō·w·ḥêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5503 travel round, palpitate
ships	כָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹת	kā·’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct	H591 a ship
bringing	תָּבִ֥יא	tā·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
her food	לַחְמָֽהּ׃	laḥ·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3899 bread, food
from afar	מִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗ק	mim·mer·ḥāq	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4801 distant place, distance

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.