Proverbs

Proverbs 31:28–31

²⁸Her children rise up and call her blessed;

her husband praises her as well:

²⁹“Many daughters have done noble things,

but you surpass them all!”

³⁰Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,

but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

³¹Give her the fruit of her hands,

and let her works praise her at the gates.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her children	בָ֭נֶיהָ	ḇā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
rise up	קָ֣מוּ	qā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and call her blessed	וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ	way·’aš·šə·rū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H833 go straight, go on, advance
her husband	בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּ	ba‘·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1167 owner, lord
praises her as well	וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃	way·ha·lə·lå̄h	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1984 shine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Many	רַבּ֣וֹת	rab·bō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H7227 much, many, great
daughters	בָּ֭נוֹת	bā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
have done	עָ֣שׂוּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
noble things	חָ֑יִל	ḥā·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
but you	וְ֝אַ֗תְּ	wə·’at	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
surpass	עָלִ֥ית	‘ā·lîṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
them	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כֻּלָּֽנָה׃	kul·lā·nāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural	H3605 the whole, all

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Charm	הַ֭חֵן	ha·ḥên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
is deceptive	שֶׁ֣קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
and beauty	הַיֹּ֑פִי	hay·yō·p̄î	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3308 beauty
is fleeting	וְהֶ֣בֶל	wə·he·ḇel	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath
but a woman	אִשָּׁ֥ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
who fears	יִרְאַת־	yir·’aṯ-	Adjective - feminine singular construct	H3373 fear
the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is to be praised	תִתְהַלָּֽל׃	ṯiṯ·hal·lāl	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1984 shine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give	תְּנוּ־	tə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
her	לָ֭הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
the fruit	מִפְּרִ֣י	mip·pə·rî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6529 fruit
of her hands	יָדֶ֑יהָ	yā·ḏe·hā	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H3027 hand
and let her works	מַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃	ma·‘ă·śe·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4639 deed, work
praise her	וִֽיהַלְל֖וּהָ	wî·hal·lū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H1984 shine
at the gates	בַשְּׁעָרִ֣ים	ḇaš·šə·‘ā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8179 gate