Proverbs

Proverbs 5:18

¹⁸May your fountain be blessed,

and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May your fountain	מְקוֹרְךָ֥	mə·qō·wr·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4726 spring, fountain
be	יְהִֽי־	yə·hî-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
blessed	בָר֑וּךְ	ḇā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
and may you rejoice	וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח	ū·śə·maḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
in the wife	מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת	mê·’ê·šeṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of your youth	נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃	nə·‘ū·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.