Proverbs 1:21 Go deeper
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She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying , (KJV)
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בְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.Roshat [the] top of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Proverbs 1:21 word 1
הֹמִיּ֗וֹתho.mi.Yotnoisy [places]
Lemma: הָמָה (ha.mah) · Strong's: H1993
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to roar
Used 34 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:41, Psalms 39:6, Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 46:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1993; TAHOT Proverbs 1:21 word 2
תִּ֫קְרָ֥אtik.Ra'she calls out
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to call: call out
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:5, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 45:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121I; TAHOT Proverbs 1:21 word 3
בְּפִתְחֵ֖יbe.fit.Cheiat [the] entrances of
Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: entrance
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT Proverbs 1:21 word 4
שְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.Rim[the] gates
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Proverbs 1:21 word 5
בָּעִ֗ירba.'Irin the city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Proverbs 1:21 word 6
אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.hasayings her
Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Proverbs 1:21 word 7
תֹאמֵֽר\׃to.Mershe utters
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Proverbs 1:21 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| in the main | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| concourse | → | הָמָה H1993 to roar |
| she cries aloud | → | קָרָא H7121I to call: call out |
| at the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| she makes | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| her speech | → | אֵמֶר H0561 word |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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