Proverbs 18:10 Go deeper

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (KJV)

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מִגְדַּל\־mig.dal-[is] a tower of

Lemma: מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) · Strong's: H4026M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tower

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4026M; TAHOT Proverbs 18:10 word 1

עֹ֭ז'ozstrength

Lemma: עֹז (oz) · Strong's: H5797

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: strength

Used 91 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 26:19, Judges 5:21, Judges 9:51, 1 Samuel 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5797; TAHOT Proverbs 18:10 word 2

שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name of

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Proverbs 18:10 word 3

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:10 word 4

יָר֖וּץya.Rutzhe runs

Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to run: run

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7323G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:10 word 5

צַדִּ֣יקtza.Dika righteous [person]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 18:10 word 6

וְנִשְׂגָּֽב\׃ve.nis.Gavand he is set on high

Lemma: שָׂגַב (sa.gav) · Strong's: H7682

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)

Meaning: to exalt

Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:36, Job 5:11, Job 36:22, Psalms 20:1, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 69:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7682; TAHOT Proverbs 18:10 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
is a strong	→	עֹז H5797 strength
tower	→	מִגְדָּל H4026M tower
the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
run	→	רוּץ H7323G to run: run
to it	→
and are safe	→	שָׂגַב H7682 to exalt

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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