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forכִּיthey areהֵםa garlandלִוְיַתof favorחֵןfor your head,לְרֹאשֶׁךָand necklacesוַעֲנָקִיםfor your neck.לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶיךָ
Proverbs 1:9
Study it in the app“for they are a garland of favor for your head, and necklaces for your neck.”
The son is asked to listen to his father and not forsake his mother's teachingParents and Children
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 1:9, word by word
- a garlandלִוְיַתlivyat
garland, wreath
A garland, a wreath worn on the head as an ornament.
Where else “livyat” appears- of favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- for your headרֹאשֶׁroshe
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshe” appears- and necklacesעֲנָקִיםanakim
necklace
Necklace: an ornament worn around the neck.
Where else “anakim” appears- for your neckגַרְגְּרֹתֶיgargrote
neck
The neck, the throat; where necklaces and ornaments are worn.
Where else “gargrote” appears
The context
8Hear, my son, the correction of your father, and do not abandon the instruction of your mother;
9 · This verse (above)
10My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.