Psalms 119:72
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.This verse in the real world
In what words
- תּוֹרָהtôwrâha precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- זָהָבzâhâbgold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- אֶלֶףʼelephhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 8:10–11, Psa 19:10, Psa 119:127, Pro 16:16, Psa 119:162, Mat 13:44–46, Psa 119:14, Pro 8:19