Proverbs 5:18 — Word Study
WLCיְהִֽי־ מְקוֹרְךָ֥ בָר֑וּךְ וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃
BSAMay your fountainmâqôwr [spring of water, source of happiness] behâyâh▸ blessedbârak [praised, honored by God] and may you rejoicesâmach [be glad, delight] in the wifeʼishshâh [woman, partner] of your youthnâʻûwr [early years, young age]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| יְהִֽי־ | may it be | Verb, Qal, jussive third person masculine singular |
| מְקוֹרְךָ֥ | spring your | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| בָר֑וּךְ | blessed | Verb, Qal, participle (passive) masculine singular |
| וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח | and rejoice | Conjunction, verb qal imperative second person masculine singular |
| מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת | from [the] wife of | Preposition, noun common feminine singular construct |
| נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃ | youth your | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
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| BSB | May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: |
| KJV | Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. |
| ASV | Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth. |
| YLT | Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth, |
| WEB | Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. |
| BBE | Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years. |
The translations agree on the key concepts of blessing and joy in marriage.
The sentence is structured around a main clause followed by a conjunction introducing a second desire, emphasizing the blessings and joy sought in marriage.







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Deep Study — Proverbs 5:18
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Context — Wisdom on Marriage and Fidelitygenerated
Proverbs 5:18 encourages the reader to appreciate and cherish the blessings of marriage. It highlights the joy found in a loving partnership, particularly in the context of one's youth, and serves as a reminder to remain faithful and devoted to one's spouse. This section of Proverbs offers practical wisdom on the importance of fidelity and the rewards of a loving relationship, as seen in the surrounding verses that caution against infidelity and promote marital satisfaction.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastes 9:9 | Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun. |
| 2 | Malachi 2:14–15 | Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 2 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — בָר֑וּךְ, va.Rukhgenerated
The Hebrew word בָּרַךְ (barak) is built from a root meaning 'to kneel' and conveys the idea of blessing or praising. It encompasses a range of meanings, including to honor or show favor, and is often used in the context of divine blessings.
In this verse, it is used in a passive participle form, indicating that the fountain is to be blessed by God. This underscores the idea that blessings are bestowed from a higher power, highlighting the importance of divine favor in the context of marriage.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations agree on the key terms in this verse, with all versions reflecting the concepts of blessing and joy in marriage.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb יְהִֽי־ (yehi), meaning 'may it be,' governs the structure of the verse, introducing two phrases that express blessings and desires. The first phrase describes the fountain being blessed, while the second expresses the joy found in marriage.
The structure emphasizes the connection between the blessings of life and the joy of marital love, with the verb leading the thought and the subsequent phrases providing clarity on what is being blessed and rejoiced in.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates יְהִֽי־ as ἔστω (estō), which also conveys a sense of wishing or commanding that something may be. This choice aligns with the Hebrew intention of invoking a blessing.
The Greek word for 'blessed' in the Septuagint is ἰδία, which similarly carries the connotation of something being set apart or honored, reinforcing the idea of divine favor in the context of marriage.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Proverbs 5:18 expresses a wish for your fountain to be blessed and for you to find joy in your wife. This verse highlights the importance of appreciating marital love and the blessings that come with it.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It signifies that one's source of happiness and life, represented by the fountain, is favored by God, leading to a fruitful and joyful life.
This emphasizes the importance of cherishing the partner chosen in one's younger years, highlighting the value of lifelong commitment and love.
It encourages individuals to appreciate their partners and seek joy in their relationships, fostering a sense of gratitude and devotion.
Joy in marriage is portrayed as a divine blessing, essential for a fulfilling and harmonious relationship.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How can I actively show appreciation for my partner in our relationship?
- What are some ways I can cultivate joy and happiness in my marriage?
- How does this verse encourage me to reflect on my commitments and relationships?
- In what ways can I honor the blessings I have received in my life and marriage?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Christian writings reference this verse to emphasize the sanctity of marriage and the blessings of fidelity.
You wives, be subject to your own husbands, and have them in esteem, and serve them with fear and love, as holy Sarah honoured Abraham.Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 5 →
"Let your fountain be blessed," etc. Maintain such temperance with the woman you married in your youth, even in old age, that by faithful chastity you may rightly gain a blessing in your offspring.Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 5 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Proverbs 5:18 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleLet thy fountain be blessed,.... Thy wife; make her happy by keeping to her and from others; by behaving in a loving, affable, and respectful manner to her; by living comfortably with her, and
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryLet thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. The first clause refers to Proverbs 5:16, the second to Proverbs 5:17.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThy fountain; thy wife, as the next clause explains it. Be blessed; she shall be blessed with children; for barrenness was esteemed a curse and reproach, especially among the Israelites. Or rather, she shall be a blessing and a comfort to thee, as it follows, and not a curse and a snare, as a harlot will be. Rejoice with the wife; seek not to harlots for that delight which God alloweth thee to take with thy wife. So here he explains the foregoing metaphor, and applies it to his present design. Of thy youth; which thou didst marry in her and thine own youthful days, with whom therefore in all reason and justice thou art still to satisfy thyself, even when she is old. Or he mentions youth…
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsProverbs 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.Ver. 18. Let thy fountain be blessed.] Or, Thy fountain shall be blessed, thy wife shall be fruitful, as Psalms 128:3, that psalm for Solomon, whose many wives brought him but few children. We read but of one son that he had, who was none of the wisest neither, and two daughters, both of them subjects. Our Henry VIII, though blameworthy for women too, was more happy in King Edward his son, that orbis deliciae, and his two daughters, both sovereigns of an imperial crown. Rejoice with the wife of thy youth.] As Isaac did, who was the most loving husband that we read of in Holy Writ. Ezekiel’ s wife was "the…
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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) Let thy fountain . . .—As a reward for purity of life, the blessing of a numerous offspring is invoked. (Comp. Psalms 128:3, where the wife is a “fruitful vine,” and the children numerous and flourishing like olive-branches.)
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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 18. Let thy fountain be blessed] יהי מקורך ברוך yehi mekorecha baruch. Sit vena tua benedicta. Thy vein; that which carries off streams from the fountain of animal life, in order to disperse them abroad, and through the streets. How delicate and correct is the allusion here! But anatomical allusions must not be pressed into detail in a commentary on Scripture.
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges15–19. The remedy against sin is to be found in the holy estate which God has ordained. “The resemblance between the two Books (the Song of Solomon and the Book of Proverbs) in their treatment of this subject is singularly striking.” Speaker’s Comm., ad loc.
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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible18. Let thy fountain be blessed — That is, with offspring, so much desired in the East, as they ought to be everywhere.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Proverbs 5 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife –
Tyndale line
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
Let thy fountain be blessed; and rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Let thy fountaine be blessed, and reioyce with the wife of thy youth.
Strictly literal
Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,
Let your fountain be blessed, || And rejoice because of the wife of your youth,
Thy fountain will be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth,—
May your fountain be blessed and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth,
From the Latin
Let thy vein be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of thy youth:
Simplified
May your spring of water be blessed, and may you enjoy the wife you married when you were young.
Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in this verse, with five out of six words matching. The Septuagint's wording reflects a similar understanding of the blessings articulated in the Hebrew text.
יְהִֽי־ מְקוֹרְךָ֥ בָר֑וּךְ וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃
5 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Proverbs 5:18
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be
Qal
Fall out, happen
occur, take place, come about, come to pass
esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass
וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
Come into being, become
abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
sq. prep.
become
sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
sq. pred. adj.
become like
sq. pred. לְ pers.
sq. לְ pred.
oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.
with עַל and לְ
sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)
exist, be in existence
abide, remain, continue
with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie
as copula, joining subj. & pred.
H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen
. occur, take place, come about, come to pass
. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
. sq. prep.
. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
. sq. pred. adj.
. become like
. sq. pred. + לְ pers.
. sq. לְ pred.
. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.
. with עַל and לְ
. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence
. abide, remain, continue
1961 hayah haw-yaw
a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,
come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or
auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,
committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,
fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit
(one-)self, require, X use.
see HEBREW for 01933
הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) ---
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
V-Qal-Juss-3ms — Verb · Qal · jussive third person masculine singularHVqj3ms
מָקוֹר (maqowr) refers to a source or fountain, typically of water, but also extends to figurative meanings such as joy, wisdom, and progeny. It can denote a spring, the flow of blood, or even the source of menstruation. The term is derived from a root meaning 'to dig' and is associated with various contexts in the Old Testament.
מָקוֹר n.m. spring, fountain (app. orig. well)
spring of water
fig. of eye
source of menstruous blood
= flow of blood after child-birth
base
H4726 מָקוֹר
4726 maqowr maw-kore'
or maqor {maw-kore'}; from 6979; properly, something dug,
i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally
flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female
pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom,
progeny):--fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
see HEBREW for 06979
מָקוֹר (ma.qor) — fountain.
1) spring, fountain
1a) spring
1a1) of source of life, joy, purification (fig.)
1b) of the eye (fig.)
1c) source (of menstruous blood)
1d) flow (of blood after child birth)
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp2ms
The Hebrew word בָּרַךְ (*barak*) is built from a primitive root meaning 'to kneel' and encompasses a range of meanings including 'to bless' and 'to curse.' It can refer to blessing God or men, as well as the act of kneeling in adoration. The entries note that it can also imply a curse in certain contexts, reflecting a nuanced use in greetings and farewells.
[בָּרַךְ] 329 vb. kneel, bless
Qal
kneel down
bless
Niph. bless oneself
Pi.
bless God, adore with bended knees
God blesses
men bless men
salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing
bless, with the antithetical meaning curse from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of; but rather a blessing overdone and so really a curse as in vulgar English as well as in the Shemitic cognates
Pu.
pass. to be blessed, adored
prospered by God
have prosperity invoked, by Balaam
in gratitude
Hiph. and he made his camel kneel
Hithp. bless oneself, congratulate oneself in his heart
base
H1288 בָּרַךְ kneel, bless .. kneel down
. bless
. bless oneself
. . bless God, adore with bended knees
. God blesses
. men bless men
. salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing
. bless, with the antithetical meaning curse from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of; but rather a blessing overdone and so really a curse as in vulgar English as well as in the Shemitic cognates
. . pass. to be blessed, adored
. prospered by God
. have prosperity invoked, by Balaam
. in gratitude
. and he made his camel kneel
. bless oneself, congratulate oneself in his heart
1288 barak baw-rak'
a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as
an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit);
also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason):--X
abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless,
congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down),
praise, salute, X still, thank.
בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) — to bless.
1) to bless, kneel
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to kneel
1a2) to bless
1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself
1c) (Piel) to bless
1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored
1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel
1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself
2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse
Aramaic equivalent: be.rakh (בְּרַךְ "to bless" H1289)
V-Qal-Inf-c — Verb · Qal · participle (passive) masculine singularHVqsmsa
bles'-ed (barukh): Where God is referred to, this word has the sense of "praise," as in 1Sa 25:32, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel." But where man is in mind it is used in the sense of "happy" or "favored," and most frequently so in the Psalms and the Gospels, as for example, "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked" (Ps 1:1); "Blessed art thou among women" (Lu 1:42); "Blessed are the poor in spirit" (Mt 5:3).
See BEATITUDES.
שָׂמַח (samach) is a Hebrew verb meaning to rejoice or be glad. It can express joy in everyday life, religious contexts, or even exultation. The verb has different forms: Qal (to rejoice), Piel (to cause to rejoice), and Hiphil (to make glad). The entries indicate a range of meanings related to joy and merriment.
שָׂמַח, שָׂמִ֑חַ 154 vb. rejoice, be glad
Qal 126
in common life
rejoice religiously
subj. י׳
Pi. cause to rejoice, gladden
Hiph. = Pi.
base
H8055 שָׂמַח, שָׂמִ֑חַ rejoice, be glad
8055 samach saw-makh'
a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e.
(figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or
gleesome:--cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful),
be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, X very.
שָׂמַח (sa.mach) — to rejoice.
1) to rejoice, be glad
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to rejoice
1a2) to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at)
1a3) to rejoice (religiously)
1b) (Piel) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad
Conj | V-Qal-Impv-2ms — Conjunction · verb qal imperative second person masculine singularHC/Vqv2ms
אִשָּׁה (ishshah) means 'woman,' 'wife,' or 'female.' It can refer to a woman in general, a wife in relation to a man, or the female of animals. The term also has distributive and reciprocal uses, indicating 'each woman' from her neighbor. The word is derived from the masculine forms אִישׁ (ish) and אִישָׁה (ishah), indicating a broad range of meanings.
אִשָּׁה 773 n.f. woman, wife, female
woman
Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)
Female of animals
With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one
base
H802 אִשָּׁה woman, wife, female . woman
. Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)
. Female of animals
. With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one
802 'ishshah ish-shaw'
feminine of 376 or 582; irregular plural, nashiym
{naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as
582):--(adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none,
one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
see HEBREW for 0376
see HEBREW for 0582
see HEBREW for 0582
אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman.
: woman
1) woman, wife, female
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: wife.
: wife/widow
1) woman, wife, female
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: another.
: another
1) woman, wife, female
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
Prep | N-fs — Preposition · noun common feminine singular constructHR/Ncfsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
נְעוּרִים (na`uwr) refers to youth or early life, encompassing both the state of juvenility and young people collectively. It appears in the plural form and has a feminine counterpart, נְעוּרוֹת (na`ur), which carries the same meaning. The term is notably used in Jeremiah 32:30.
נְעוּרִים n.[m.]pl. youth, early life
base
[נְעוּרוֹת] n.[f.]pl. id. [n.ei.ae];—only Je 32:30 (fig. of nation).
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H5271a נְעוּרִים youth, early life H5271b נְעוּרוֹת id. [5271a]
5271 na`uwr naw-oor'
or naur {naw-oor'}; and (feminine) nturah {neh- oo-raw'};
properly, passive participle from 5288 as denominative; (only
in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state
(juvenility) or the persons (young people):--childhood,
youth.
see HEBREW for 05288
נְעוּרִים (na.ur) — youth.
youth, early life
Also means: na.ur (נְעוּרוֹת "youth" H5271B)
נְעוּרוֹת (na.ur) — youth.
youth, early life
Another spelling of na.ur (נְעוּרִים "youth" H5271A)
N-cs | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp2ms
