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Her palmכַּפָּהּshe opensפָּרְשָׂהto the afflicted,לֶעָנִיandוְher handsיָדֶיהָshe stretches outשִׁלְּחָהto the needy.לָאֶבְיוֹן
Proverbs 31:20
Study it in the app“Her palm she opens to the afflicted, and her hands she stretches out to the needy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 31:20, word by word
- Her palmכַּפָּkapa
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kapa” appears- she opensפָּרְשָׂהparsa
spread out
To open out hands, wings or cloth.
Where else “parsa” appears- to the afflictedעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- her handsיָדֶיyade
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yade” appears- she stretches outשִׁלְּחָהshilcha
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilcha” appears- to the needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears
The context
19Her hands she stretches out to the distaff, and her palms hold the spindle.
20 · This verse (above)
21She does not fear for her household because of the snow, for all her household is clothed in scarlet.