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class="hebrew2" valign="top">טָ֭עֲמָה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/taamah_2938.htm" title="Ta·'a·mah: senses -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ṭā-‘ă-māh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">She perceives</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 3080 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki-: for -- Occurrence 2964 of 4334.">kî-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj <BR> 1) good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 415 of 562">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">ט֣וֹב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tov_2896.htm" title="Tov: is good -- Occurrence 202 of 271.">ṭō-wḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">good</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5504.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5504: 1) traffic, gain, profit, gain from merchandise <BR> 1a) traffic, gain from traffic">5504</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5504.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5504 -- Occurrence 2 of 4">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">סַחְרָ֑הּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/sachrah_5504.htm" title="sach·Rah;: her gain -- Occurrence 2 of 4.">saḥ-rāh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">her merchandise [is]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person feminine singular">N-msc | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 3395 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֹֽא־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lo_3808.htm" title="lo-: does not -- Occurrence 2165 of 3269.">lō-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3518.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3518: 1) to quench, put out, be put out, be quenched, be extinguished <BR> 1a) (Qal) to be quenched, be extinguished <BR> 1b) (Piel) to quench, extinguish">3518</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3518.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3518 -- Occurrence 10 of 24">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִכְבֶּ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yichbeh_3518.htm" title="yich·Beh: go -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">yiḵ-beh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and does go out</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">[בליל]<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="val·la·yil">[ḇal-la-yil</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos">Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine singular Prep-b, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top"><br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="">ḵ]</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top"></td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"> </a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3915: 1) night <BR> 1a) night (as opposed to day) <BR> 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)">3915</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3915 -- Occurrence 185 of 233">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">(בַלַּ֣יְלָה)<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vallaylah_3915.htm" title="val·Lay·lah: night -- Occurrence 3 of 4.">(ḇal-lay-lāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">by night</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-b, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top"><br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="">q)</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top"></td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"> </a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5216: 1) lamp">5216</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5216 -- Occurrence 44 of 48">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נֵרָֽהּ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nerah_5216.htm" title="ne·Rah.: her lamp -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">nê-rāh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">her lamp</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person feminine singular">N-msc | 3fs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script 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title="sach·rah;: her gain -- 5504: commerce, gain">סַחְרָ֑הּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="lo-: does not -- 3808: not">לֹֽא־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3518.htm" title="yich·beh: go -- 3518: to be quenched or extinguished, to go out">יִכְבֶּ֖ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="val·la·yil">[בַלַּיִל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="ch">כ]</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3915.htm" title="val·lay·lah: night -- 3915: night">(בַלַּ֣יְלָה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="k">ק)</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5216.htm" title="ne·rah.: her lamp -- 5216: a lamp">נֵרָֽהּ׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/31.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2938.htm" title="ta'am (taw-am') -- X but, perceive, taste">She perceiveth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5504.htm" title="cachar (sakh'-ar) -- merchandise">that her merchandise</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="towb (tobe) -- beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad">is good</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5216.htm" title="niyr (neer) -- candle, lamp, light">her candle</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3518.htm" title="kabah (kaw-baw') -- go (put) out, quench">goeth not out</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3915.htm" title="layil (lah'-yil) -- ((mid-))night (season)">by night</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/31.htm">משלי 31:18 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">טָ֭עֲמָה כִּי־טֹ֣וב סַחְרָ֑הּ לֹֽא־יִכְבֶּ֖ה [בַלַּיִל כ] (בַלַּ֣יְלָה ק) נֵרָֽהּ׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/31.htm">משלי 31:18 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">טעמה כי־טוב סחרה לא־יכבה [בליל כ] (בלילה ק) נרה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/31.htm">משלי 31:18 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">טעמה כי־טוב סחרה לא־יכבה [בליל כ] (בלילה ק) נרה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/31.htm">משלי 31:18 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">טעמה כי טוב סחרה לא יכבה בליל נרה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/31-18.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/31.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />She senses that her gain is good; Her lamp does not go out at night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />She perceiveth that her merchandise <i>is</i> good: her candle goeth not out by night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She sees that her profits are good, and her lamp never goes out at night. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">perceiveth or tasteth her candle</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/31-40.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 31:40</span> Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/127-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 127:2</span> It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/25-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 25:3-10</span> They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Thessalonians 2:9</span> For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail: for laboring night …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Thessalonians 3:7-9</span> For yourselves know how you ought to follow us: for we behaved not …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/31-18.htm">Proverbs 31:18</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/31-18.htm">Proverbs 31:18 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/31-18.htm">Proverbs 31:18 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/31-18.htm">Proverbs 31:18 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/31-18.htm">Proverbs 31:18 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/31-18.htm">Proverbs 31:18 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/31-18.htm">Proverbs 31:18 Bible Apps</a> • <a 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