Proverbs
Proverbs 31:19
19She stretches out her hands to the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She stretches | שִׁלְּחָ֣ה | šil·lə·ḥāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7971 send |
| out her hands | יָ֭דֶיהָ | yā·ḏe·hā | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| to the distaff | בַכִּישׁ֑וֹר | ḇak·kî·šō·wr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3601 distaff |
| and grasps | תָּ֣מְכוּ | tā·mə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8551 grasp, support, attain |
| the spindle | פָֽלֶךְ׃ | p̄ā·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H6418 whirl of spindle. |
| with her fingers | וְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָ | wə·ḵap·pe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.