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She watches overצוֹפִיָּהthe waysהֲלִיכוֹתof her household,בֵּיתָהּandוְthe breadלֶחֶםof idlenessעַצְלוּתshe does notלֹאeat.תֹאכֵל
Proverbs 31:27
Study it in the app“She watches over the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she does not eat.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 31:27, word by word
- She watches overצוֹפִיָּהtsofiya
watch
To watch closely what is coming or what is happening.
Where else “tsofiya” appears- the waysהֲלִיכוֹתhalichot
procession, caravan
A going, a march; hence, a company, a group of travelers or a caravan.
Where else “halichot” appears- of her householdבֵּיתָbeta
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “beta” appears- the breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- of idlenessעַצְלוּתatslut
idleness
Idleness, laziness.
Where else “atslut” appears- eatתֹאכֵלtochel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochel” appears
The context
26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the instruction of loyal love is on her tongue.
27 · This verse (above)
28Her children rise up and call her happy; her husband does too, and he praises her: