KJV: A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
YLT: A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.
Darby: A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
ASV: A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
| לֵ֣ב | A heart |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. |
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| שָׂ֭מֵחַ | merry |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: שָׂמֵחַ Sense: joyful, merry, glad. |
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| יֵיטִ֣ב | makes a cheerful |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָטַב Sense: to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad. |
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| פָּנִ֑ים | countenance |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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| וּבְעַצְּבַת־ | but by sorrow |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: עַצֶּבֶת Sense: pain, hurt, injury, sorrow, wound. |
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| לֵ֝ב | of the heart |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. |
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| ר֣וּחַ | the spirit |
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Parse: Noun, common singular Root: רוּחַ Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit. |
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| נְכֵאָֽה | is broken |
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Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: נָכָא Sense: stricken. |
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