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forכִּיlengthאֹרֶךְof daysיָמִיםand yearsוּשְׁנוֹתof lifeחַיִּיםand peaceוְשָׁלוֹםthey will addיוֹסִיפוּto you.לָךְ
Proverbs 3:2
Study it in the app“for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 3:2, 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- and yearsשְׁנוֹתshenot
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shenot” appears- of lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- and peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- they will addיוֹסִיפוּyosifu
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “yosifu” appears
The context
1My son, do not forget my instruction, and let your heart keep my commandments;
2 · This verse (above)
3Let not loyal love and faithfulness abandon you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart;