Proverbs 3:14 Go deeper

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 3:14 word 1

ט֣וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 3:14 word 2

סַ֭חְרָהּSach.rahprofit her

Lemma: סַחַר (sa.char) · Strong's: H5504

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

Meaning: profit

Used 7 times. Also: Proverbs 31:18, Isaiah 23:3, Isaiah 23:18, Isaiah 45:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5504; TAHOT Proverbs 3:14 word 3

מִסְּחַר\־mi.se.char-more than [the] profit of

Lemma: סַחַר (sa.char) · Strong's: H5504

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

Meaning: profit

Used 7 times. Also: Proverbs 31:18, Isaiah 23:3, Isaiah 23:18, Isaiah 45:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5504; TAHOT Proverbs 3:14 word 4

כָּ֑סֶףKa.sefsilver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

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

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:14 word 5

וּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.Rutzand more than gold

Lemma: חָרוּץ (cha.ruts) · Strong's: H2742D

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

Meaning: gold

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 68:13, Proverbs 8:10, Proverbs 8:19, Proverbs 16:16, Zechariah 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2742D; TAHOT Proverbs 3:14 word 6

תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ\׃te.vu.'a.Tahgain her

Lemma: תְּבוּאָה (te.vu.ah) · Strong's: H8393

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

Meaning: produce

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 47:24, Exodus 23:10, Leviticus 19:25, Leviticus 23:39, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8393; TAHOT Proverbs 3:14 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

for	→	כִּי H3588A for
she is more	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
profitable	→	סַחַר H5504 profit
. . .	→	סַחַר H5504 profit
than silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
and her gain [is better]	→	תְּבוּאָה H8393 produce
than fine gold	→	חָרוּץ H2742D gold

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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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