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Her husbandבַּעְלָהּis knownנוֹדָעin the gates,בַּשְּׁעָרִיםwhen he sitsבְּשִׁבְתּוֹamongעִםthe eldersזִקְנֵיof the land.אָרֶץ
Proverbs 31:23
Study it in the app“Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 31:23, word by word
- Her husbandבַּעְלָbala
husband
The man joined to a woman in marriage.
Where else “bala” appears- is knownנוֹדָעnoda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “noda” appears- in the gatesשְּׁעָרִיםshearim
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shearim” appears- when he sitsשִׁבְתּshivt
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “shivt” appears- the eldersזִקְנֵיzikne
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
22Coverings she makes for herself; fine linen and purple are her clothing.
23 · This verse (above)
24Linen garments she makes and sells, and belts she delivers to the Canaanite.