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Lengthאֹרֶךְof daysיָמִיםis in her right hand;בִּימִינָהּin her left hand,בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּrichesעֹשֶׁרand honor.וְכָבוֹד
Proverbs 3:16
Study it in the app“Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand, riches and honor.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 3:16, word by word
- Lengthאֹרֶךְorech
patience
A long time: long life; endurance.
Where else “orech” appears- of daysיָמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- is in her right handימִינָymina
right hand
The hand on the side of strength and honor.
Where else “ymina” appears- in her left handשְׂמֹאולָsemovla
left
The side of the hand that is not the right.
Where else “semovla” appears- richesעֹשֶׁרosher
wealth
Wealth, riches.
Where else “osher” appears- and honorכָבוֹדchavod
honor
Literally "weight": respect, good name; or one's inner self.
Where else “chavod” appears
The context
15She is more precious than pearls, and all that you desire cannot compare with her.
16 · This verse (above)
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.