Proverbs 31:1 Go deeper

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. (KJV)

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דִּ֭בְרֵיDiv.rei[the] words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:1 word 1

לְמוּאֵ֣לle.mu.'ElLemuel

Lemma: לְמוּאֵל (le.mu.el) · Strong's: H3927

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Lemuel

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 31:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3927; TAHOT Proverbs 31:1 word 2

מֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:1 word 3

מַ֝שָּׂ֗אma.Sa'an oracle

Lemma: מַשָּׂא (mas.sa) · Strong's: H4853A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: burden

Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 23:5, Numbers 4:15, Numbers 4:19, Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27, Numbers 4:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4853A; TAHOT Proverbs 31:1 word 4

אֲֽשֶׁר\־'asher-which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Proverbs 31:1 word 5

יִסְּרַ֥תּוּyi.se.Ra.tushe instructed him

Lemma: יָסַר (ya.sar) · Strong's: H3256

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpp3fs)

Meaning: to discipline

Used 43 times. Also: Leviticus 26:18, Leviticus 26:23, Leviticus 26:28, Deuteronomy 4:36, Deuteronomy 8:5, Deuteronomy 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3256; TAHOT Proverbs 31:1 word 6

אִמּֽוֹ\׃'i.Momother his

Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517

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

Meaning: mother

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Proverbs 31:1 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

[These are] the words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
of King	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
Lemuel	→	לְמוּאֵל H3927 Lemuel
the burden	→	מַשָּׂא H4853A burden
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
his mother	→	אֵם H0517 mother
taught him	→	יָסַר H3256 to discipline

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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