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Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. (KJV)
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אֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhlength of
Lemma: אֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) · Strong's: H0753
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: length
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0753; TAHOT Proverbs 3:16 word 1
יָ֭מִיםYa.mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 3:16 word 2
בִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.Nah[is] in right [hand] her
Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: right
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:16 word 3
בִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.Lah[are] in left [hand] her
Lemma: שְׂמֹאל (se.mo.l) · Strong's: H8040G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: left
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8040G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:16 word 4
עֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherwealth
Lemma: עֹ֫שֶׁר (o.sher) · Strong's: H6239
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: riches
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Chronicles 29:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6239; TAHOT Proverbs 3:16 word 5
וְכָבֽוֹד\׃ve.kha.Vodand honor
Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: glory
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Proverbs 3:16 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Long | → | אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length |
| life | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| is in her right hand | → | יָמִין H3225G right |
| in her left hand | → | שְׂמֹאל H8040G left |
| [are] riches | → | עֹ֫שֶׁר H6239 riches |
| and honor | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
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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