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She seeksדָּרְשָׁהwoolצֶמֶרandוּflax,פִשְׁתִּיםandוַworksתַּעַשׂwith the delightבְּחֵפֶץof her palms.כַּפֶּיהָ
Proverbs 31:13
Study it in the app“She seeks wool and flax, and works with the delight of her palms.”
The capable woman works gladly, rises early and plans a fieldWork and Rest
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 31:13, word by word
- She seeksדָּרְשָׁהdarsha
seek
To pursue something earnestly, or care for it.
Where else “darsha” appears- woolצֶמֶרtsemer
wool
Wool.
Where else “tsemer” appears- flaxפִשְׁתִּיםfishtim
linen, flax
Flax: the plant whose fibers are made into thread and cloth; linen.
Where else “fishtim” appears- worksתַּעַשׂtaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taas” appears- with the delightחֵפֶץchefets
delight
What pleases someone.
Where else “chefets” appears- of her palmsכַּפֶּיkape
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kape” appears
The context
12She repays him with good and not with evil all the days of her life.
13 · This verse (above)
14She is like the ships of the merchant; from far away she brings her bread.