Proverbs 31:11

“The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will not lack plunder.”

Proverbs 31:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 31:11, word by word

The heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lev” appears
of her husbandבַּעְלָbala

husband

The man joined to a woman in marriage.

Where else “bala” appears
trustsבָּטַחbatach

trust

To rely on someone, YHWH or man.

Where else “batach” appears
lackיֶחְסָרyechsar

lack, be lacking

Lack, be short of; decrease.

Where else “yechsar” appears
plunderשָׁלָלshalal

spoil, plunder

Spoil: what is taken from a defeated enemy.

Where else “shalal” appears

The context

10A woman of worth, who can find her? And her price is far beyond pearls.

11 · This verse (above)

12She repays him with good and not with evil all the days of her life.

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