Proverbs 21:22 Go deeper

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. (KJV)

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עִ֣יר'ira city of

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 21:22 word 1

גִּ֭בֹּרִיםGi.bo.rimwarriors

Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368

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

Meaning: mighty man

Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Proverbs 21:22 word 2

עָלָ֣ה'a.Lahhe goes up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Proverbs 21:22 word 3

חָכָ֑םcha.Khama wise [person]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

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

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 21:22 word 4

וַ֝יֹּ֗רֶדvai.Yo.redand he brought down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Proverbs 21:22 word 5

עֹ֣ז'oz[the] strength of

Lemma: עֹז (oz) · Strong's: H5797

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

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 21:22 word 6

מִבְטֶחָֽה\׃miv.te.Chahtrust its

Lemma: מִבְטָח (miv.tach) · Strong's: H4009

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

Meaning: confidence

Used 15 times. Also: Job 8:14, Job 18:14, Job 31:24, Psalms 40:4, Psalms 65:5, Psalms 71:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4009; TAHOT Proverbs 21:22 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A wise [man]	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
scales	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
of the mighty	→	גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man
and pulls down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
the stronghold	→	עֹז H5797 strength
in which they trust	→	מִבְטָח H4009 confidence

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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