Proverbs 24:7 Go deeper

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. (KJV)

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רָאמ֣וֹתra.Mot[are] high

Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)

Meaning: to exalt

Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:7 word 1

לֶֽאֱוִ֣ילle.'e.Vilfor a fool

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: fool(ish)

Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 24:7 word 2

חָכְמ֑וֹתcha.khe.Motwisdom<s>

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Proverbs 24:7 word 3

בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרba.Sha.'arin the gate

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

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

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 24:7 word 4

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 24:7 word 5

יִפְתַּח\־yif.tach-he opens

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

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

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:7 word 6

פִּֽיהוּ\׃Pi.humouth his

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:7 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
[is] too high	→	רוּם H7311A to exalt
for a fool	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
he does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
open	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
his mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
in the meeting place	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate

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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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