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There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. (KJV)

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יֵ֣שׁyeshthere

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Proverbs 20:15 word 1

זָ֭הָבza.ho[is] gold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

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

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Proverbs 20:15 word 2

וְרָב\־ve.rov-and abundance of

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Proverbs 20:15 word 3

פְּנִינִ֑יםpe.ni.Nimjewels

Lemma: פְּנִינִים (pa.nin) · Strong's: H6443

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: jewel

Used 5 times. Also: Job 28:18, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 31:10, Lamentations 4:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6443; TAHOT Proverbs 20:15 word 4

וּכְלִ֥יu.khe.Liand [are] an article of

Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627

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

Meaning: article/utensil

Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Proverbs 20:15 word 5

יְ֝קָ֗רye.Karpreciousness

Lemma: יְקָר (ye.qar) · Strong's: H3366

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

Meaning: preciousness

Used 17 times. Also: Esther 1:4, Esther 1:20, Esther 6:3, Esther 6:6, Esther 6:7, Esther 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3366; TAHOT Proverbs 20:15 word 6

שִׂפְתֵי\־sif.tei-lips of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:15 word 7

דָֽעַת\׃Da.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 20:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

There is→יֵשׁ H3426 there
an abundance→רֹב H7230 abundance
of gold→זָהָב H2091 gold
[and] rubies→פְּנִינִים H6443 jewel
but lips→שָׂפָה H8193G lips
of knowledge→דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
are a rare→יְקָר H3366 preciousness
treasure→כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil

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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