Proverbs 3:22 Go deeper

So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. (KJV)

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וְיִֽהְי֣וּve.yih.Yuso they may be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Proverbs 3:22 word 1

חַיִּ֣יםchai.Yimlife

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

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

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 3:22 word 2

לְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָle.naf.She.khafor self your

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:22 word 3

וְ֝חֵ֗ןve.Chenand grace

Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580

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

Meaning: favor

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Proverbs 3:22 word 4

לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ\׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khafor neck your

Lemma: גַּרְגְּרוֹת (gar.ge.rot) · Strong's: H1621

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: neck

Used 4 times. Also: Proverbs 1:9, Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 6:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1621; TAHOT Proverbs 3:22 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

They will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
to your soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
and adornment	→	חֵן H2580 favor
to your neck	→	גַּרְגְּרוֹת H1621 neck

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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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