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Happy isאַשְׁרֵיthe manאָדָםwho listensשֹׁמֵעַto me,לִיwatchingלִשְׁקֹדatעַלmy doorsדַּלְתֹתַיdayיוֹםby day,יוֹםguardingלִשְׁמֹרthe doorpostsמְזוּזֹתof my entrances.פְּתָחָי
Proverbs 8:34
Study it in the app“Happy is the man who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, guarding the doorposts of my entrances.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 8:34, word by word
- Happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appears- the manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- who listensשֹׁמֵעַshomea
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shomea” appears- watchingשְׁקֹדshekod
keep watch, be awake
To keep watch, to stay awake and alert in order to guard something.
Where else “shekod” appears- my doorsדַּלְתֹתַdaltota
door
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “daltota” appears- dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- guardingשְׁמֹרshemor
preserve
To keep something, or watch and wait.
Where else “shemor” appears- the doorpostsמְזוּזֹתmezuzot
doorpost
Doorpost: each of the two side posts of a door frame.
Where else “mezuzot” appears- of my entrancesפְּתָחָpetaach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petaach” appears
The context
33Listen to correction and be wise, and do not ignore it.
34 · This verse (above)
35For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from YHWH.