Proverbs 3:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֵץ־חַיִּ֣ים הִ֭יא לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים בָּ֑הּ וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃

Transliteration

ʿēṣ-ḥayyîm hîʾ to-the ones-maḥăzîqîm in-her and-tōməkehā məʾuššār

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 2:9 : 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Prov 13:12 : 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Gen 3:22 : 22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Rev 2:7 : 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Rev 22:2 : 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Prov 15:4 : 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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