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The wealthהוֹןof the richעָשִׁירis his strongעֻזּוֹcity,קִרְיַתand like a wallוּכְחוֹמָהset on highנִשְׂגָּבָהin his imagination.בְּמַשְׂכִּיתוֹ
Proverbs 18:11
Study it in the app“The wealth of the rich is his strong city, and like a wall set on high in his imagination.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:11, word by word
- The wealthהוֹןhon
wealth
What someone owns in money, land and livestock; his fortune.
Where else “hon” appears- of the richעָשִׁירashir
rich
Rich.
Where else “ashir” appears- is his strongעֻזּuz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “uz” appears- cityקִרְיַתkiryat
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kiryat” appears- and like a wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears- set on highנִשְׂגָּבָהnisgava
set on high
To set safely above, out of danger.
Where else “nisgava” appears- in his imaginationמַשְׂכִּיתmaskit
imagination
What one dreams up in the mind, fancies.
Where else “maskit” appears
The context
10A tower of strength is the name of YHWH; into it the righteous runs and is set on high.
11 · This verse (above)
12Before a breaking the heart of a man is haughty, and before honor comes humility.