Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.3.18", "source": "עֵץ־חַיִּ֣ים הִ֭יא לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים בָּ֑הּ וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃", "text": "*ʿēṣ*-*ḥayyîm* *hîʾ* to-the ones-*maḥăzîqîm* in-her and-*tōməkehā* *məʾuššār*", "grammar": { "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tree of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she", "*maḥăzîqîm*": "verb, hiphil participle masculine plural - holding fast/seizing", "*tōməkehā*": "verb, qal participle masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - those supporting her", "*məʾuššār*": "verb, pual participle masculine singular - blessed/made happy" }, "variants": { "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living", "*maḥăzîqîm*": "holding fast/seizing/grasping", "*tōməkehā*": "supporters/upholders/those who grasp", "*məʾuššār*": "blessed/happy/fortunate" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 2:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.2.9", "source": "וַיַּצְמַ֞ח יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כָּל־עֵ֛ץ נֶחְמָ֥ד לְמַרְאֶ֖ה וְט֣וֹב לְמַאֲכָ֑ל וְעֵ֤ץ הַֽחַיִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַגָּ֔ן וְעֵ֕ץ הַדַּ֖עַת ט֥וֹב וָרָֽע׃", "text": "*wayyaṣmaḥ YHWH ʾĕlōhîm min-hāʾăḏāmāh kol-ʿēṣ neḥmāḏ ləmarʾeh wə-ṭôḇ ləmaʾăḵāl wə-ʿēṣ haḥayyîm bəṯôḵ haggan wə-ʿēṣ haddaʿaṯ ṭôḇ wārāʿ*", "grammar": { "*wayyaṣmaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he caused to grow", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*min-hāʾăḏāmāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - from the ground", "*kol-ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, masculine, singular - every tree", "*neḥmāḏ*": "Niphal participle, masculine, singular - desirable/pleasant", "*ləmarʾeh*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - to sight/appearance", "*wə-ṭôḇ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine, singular - and good", "*ləmaʾăḵāl*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - for food", "*wə-ʿēṣ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular construct - and tree of", "*haḥayyîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine, plural - the life", "*bəṯôḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - in the middle of", "*haggan*": "definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the garden", "*haddaʿaṯ*": "definite article + noun, feminine, singular construct - the knowledge of", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine, singular - good", "*wārāʿ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine, singular - and evil" }, "variants": { "*wayyaṣmaḥ*": "caused to grow/made grow", "*neḥmāḏ*": "pleasing/desirable/pleasant", "*ləmarʾeh*": "to sight/to the eyes/for appearance", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*ləmaʾăḵāl*": "for food/for eating", "*ʿēṣ haḥayyîm*": "tree of life/tree of the living", "*bəṯôḵ*": "in the middle of/within/among", "*ʿēṣ haddaʿaṯ ṭôḇ wārāʿ*": "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" } }
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Proverbs.11.30", "source": "פְּֽרִי־צַ֭דִּיק עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְלֹקֵ֖חַ נְפָשׂ֣וֹת חָכָֽם׃", "text": "*Pərî-ṣaddîq* *ʿēṣ* *ḥayyîm* *wəlōqēaḥ* *nəpāśôt* *ḥākām*.", "grammar": { "*Pərî-ṣaddîq*": "masculine singular construct noun + masculine singular adjective - fruit of righteous one", "*ʿēṣ*": "masculine singular noun - tree", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun - life", "*wəlōqēaḥ*": "conjunction + verb Qal participle masculine singular - and taking/winning", "*nəpāśôt*": "feminine plural noun - souls", "*ḥākām*": "masculine singular adjective - wise" }, "variants": { "*Pərî*": "fruit/result/offspring", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just one", "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living", "*lōqēaḥ*": "taking/winning/capturing/acquiring", "*nəpāśôt*": "souls/lives/persons", "*ḥākām*": "wise/skilled" } }
  • Prov 13:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.12", "source": "תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃", "text": "*tôḥelet məmuššākâ maḥălâ-lēb wə-ʿēṣ ḥayyîm taʾăwâ bāʾâ*", "grammar": { "*tôḥelet*": "noun, feminine singular - hope/expectation", "*məmuššākâ*": "verb, pual participle, feminine singular - prolonged/deferred", "*maḥălâ*": "noun, feminine singular - sickness/disease", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tree of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*taʾăwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - desire/longing", "*bāʾâ*": "verb, qal participle, feminine singular - coming/fulfilled" }, "variants": { "*tôḥelet*": "hope/expectation/what is waited for", "*məmuššākâ*": "prolonged/deferred/drawn out", "*maḥălâ-lēb*": "heart sickness/anguish of heart", "*ʿēṣ ḥayyîm*": "tree of life", "*taʾăwâ*": "desire/longing/what is desired", "*bāʾâ*": "coming/fulfilled/realized" } }
  • Gen 3:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.22", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֗ים הֵ֤ן הָֽאָדָם֙ הָיָה֙ כְּאַחַ֣ד מִמֶּ֔נּוּ לָדַ֖עַת ט֣וֹב וָרָ֑ע וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ פֶּן־יִשְׁלַ֣ח יָד֗וֹ וְלָקַח֙ גַּ֚ם מֵעֵ֣ץ הַֽחַיִּ֔ים וְאָכַ֖ל וָחַ֥י לְעֹלָֽם׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhîm*: Behold, the *ʾādām* *hāyāh* like one from us, *lādaʿat* *ṭôb* and *rāʿ*; and now, lest *yišlaḥ* *yādô* and *lāqaḥ* also from *ʿēṣ* the *ḥayyîm* and *ʾākal* and *ḥay* forever.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural form - God/gods", "*hēn*": "interjection - behold/lo", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/Adam", "*hāyāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has become", "*lādaʿat*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to know", "*ṭôb*": "noun/adjective, masculine, singular - good", "*rāʿ*": "noun/adjective, masculine, singular - evil/bad", "*yišlaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will stretch out/send forth", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*lāqaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and take", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - tree of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - life", "*ʾākal*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and eat", "*ḥay*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and live" }, "variants": { "*kĕʾaḥad mimmennû*": "like one of us/as one from us", "*lĕʿōlām*": "forever/for eternity/for all time" } }
  • Rev 2:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Revelation.2.7", "source": "Ὁ ἔχων οὖς, ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ Πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις· Τῷ νικῶντι δώσω αὐτῷ φαγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου τῆς ζωῆς, ὅ ἐστιν ἐν μέσῶ τοῦ παραδείσου τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "The *echōn ous*, *akousatō* what the *Pneuma legei* to-the *ekklēsiais*: To-the *nikōnti* I-will-give to-him *phagein* from the *xulou* of-the *zōēs*, which *estin* in *mesō* of-the *paradeisou* of-the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*echōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having", "*ous*": "accusative, neuter, singular - ear", "*akousatō*": "aorist imperative, 3rd singular - let him hear", "*Pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*legei*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - says/speaks", "*ekklēsiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - to assemblies/churches", "*nikōnti*": "present participle, dative, masculine, singular - to the one conquering", "*dōsō*": "future indicative, 1st singular - I will give", "*phagein*": "aorist infinitive - to eat", "*xulou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of tree/wood", "*zōēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of life", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*mesō*": "dative, neuter, singular - middle/midst", "*paradeisou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of paradise/garden", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*ous*": "ear/hearing", "*Pneuma*": "Spirit/Breath/Wind", "*ekklēsiais*": "assemblies/churches/congregations", "*nikōnti*": "conquering/overcoming/victorious one", "*xulou*": "tree/wood/timber", "*zōēs*": "life/existence", "*paradeisou*": "paradise/garden/park" } }
  • Rev 22:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Revelation.22.2", "source": "Ἐν μέσῳ τῆς πλατείας αὐτῆς, καὶ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἐντεῦθεν καὶ ἐκεῖθεν, ξύλον ζωῆς, ποιοῦν καρποὺς δώδεκα, κατὰ μῆνα ἕκαστον ἀποδιδοῦν τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ: καὶ τὰ φύλλα τοῦ ξύλου εἰς θεραπείαν τῶν ἐθνῶν.", "text": "In *mesō* of the *plateias* of it, and of the *potamou* *enteuthen* and *ekeithen*, *xylon zōēs*, *poioun karpous dōdeka*, according to *mēna hekaston* *apodidoun ton karpon* of it: and the *phylla* of the *xylou* for *therapeian* of the *ethnōn*.", "grammar": { "*mesō*": "dative, neuter, singular - middle/midst", "*plateias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - street/broad way", "*potamou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - river", "*enteuthen*": "adverb - on this side", "*ekeithen*": "adverb - on that side", "*xylon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - tree/wood", "*zōēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of life", "*poioun*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - producing/bearing", "*karpous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - fruits", "*dōdeka*": "numeral - twelve", "*mēna*": "accusative, masculine, singular - month", "*hekaston*": "accusative, masculine, singular - each/every", "*apodidoun*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - yielding/rendering", "*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit", "*phylla*": "nominative, neuter, plural - leaves", "*xylou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - tree/wood", "*therapeian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - healing/service", "*ethnōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - nations/gentiles" }, "variants": { "*mesō*": "midst/middle/center", "*plateias*": "street/broad way/plaza", "*xylon zōēs*": "tree of life/wood of life", "*poioun*": "producing/bearing/making", "*apodidoun*": "yielding/rendering/giving back", "*therapeian*": "healing/curing/service/treatment", "*ethnōn*": "nations/gentiles/peoples" } }
  • Prov 15:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Proverbs.15.4", "source": "מַרְפֵּ֣א לָ֭שׁוֹן עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְסֶ֥לֶף בָּ֝֗הּ שֶׁ֣בֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃", "text": "*Marpêʾ lāšôn ʿēṣ ḥayyîm wəselep̄ bāh šeḇer bərûaḥ*", "grammar": { "*Marpêʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - healing/health", "*lāšôn*": "noun, feminine singular - tongue/language", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tree of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life/lives", "*wəselep̄*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and perversity/crookedness", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it (feminine)", "*šeḇer*": "noun, masculine singular - breaking/fracture", "*bərûaḥ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in spirit" }, "variants": { "*Marpêʾ lāšôn*": "healing of tongue/wholesome speech", "*ʿēṣ ḥayyîm*": "tree of life/life-giving tree", "*wəselep̄*": "and perversity/but crookedness/yet corruption", "*bāh*": "in it (referring to tongue)", "*šeḇer bərûaḥ*": "breaking in spirit/crushing of spirit/wound to the spirit" } }