Proverbs 30:29 Go deeper
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There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: (KJV)
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שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.Shahthree [things]
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Proverbs 30:29 word 1
הֵ֭מָּהHe.mahthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Proverbs 30:29 word 2
מֵיטִ֣יבֵיmei.Ti.vei[are] doing well of
Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)
Meaning: be good
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Proverbs 30:29 word 3
צָ֑עַדTza.'adstep
Lemma: צַ֫עַד (tsa.ad) · Strong's: H6806
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: step
Used 14 times. Also: 2 Samuel 6:13, 2 Samuel 22:37, Job 14:16, Job 18:7, Job 31:4, Job 31:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6806; TAHOT Proverbs 30:29 word 4
וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'Ahand four [things]
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Proverbs 30:29 word 5
מֵיטִ֥בֵיmei.Ti.vei[are] doing well
Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)
Meaning: be good
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Proverbs 30:29 word 6
לָֽכֶת\׃La.khet<of> to walk
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Proverbs 30:29 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| There | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| are three things | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| that are stately | → | יָטַב H3190 be good |
| in their stride | → | צַ֫עַד H6806 step |
| and four that | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| are impressive | → | יָטַב H3190 be good |
| in their walk | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
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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