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A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. (KJV)
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דֶּ֣לֶףDe.lefa dripping
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶף (de.leph) · Strong's: H1812
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dripping
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 19:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1812; TAHOT Proverbs 27:15 word 1
ט֭וֹרֵדTo.redcontinuous
Lemma: טָרַד (ta.rad) · Strong's: H2956
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 19:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2956; TAHOT Proverbs 27:15 word 2
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon a day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:15 word 3
סַגְרִ֑ירsag.Rirpersistent rain
Lemma: סַגְרִיר (sag.rid) · Strong's: H5464
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rain
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5464; TAHOT Proverbs 27:15 word 4
וְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetand a wife of
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Proverbs 27:15 word 5
נִשְׁתָּוָֽה\׃nish.ta.Vahshe is like
Lemma: שָׁוָה (sha.vah) · Strong's: H7737A
Parsing: Verb · Nithpael (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVDp3ms)
Meaning: be like
Used 14 times. Also: Esther 3:8, Esther 5:13, Esther 7:4, Job 33:27, Psalms 119:30, Psalms 131:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7737A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:15 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A constant | → | טָרַד H2956 to pursue |
| dripping | → | דֶּ֫לֶף H1812 dripping |
| on a rainy | → | סַגְרִיר H5464 rain |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| and a contentious | → | מָדוֹן H4066 strife |
| woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| are alike | → | שָׁוָה H7737A be like |
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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