Proverbs 31:10 Go deeper

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. (KJV)

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אֵֽשֶׁת\־'e.shet-a wife of

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

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

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Proverbs 31:10 word 1

חַ֭יִלCha.yilability

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428I

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

Meaning: strength: worthy

Used 7 times. Also: Ruth 3:11, Ruth 4:11, 1 Kings 1:42, 1 Kings 1:52, Proverbs 12:4, Proverbs 31:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428I; TAHOT Proverbs 31:10 word 2

מִ֣יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Proverbs 31:10 word 3

יִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'will he find

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 31:10 word 4

וְרָחֹ֖קve.ra.Chokand [is] far

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Proverbs 31:10 word 5

מִפְּנִינִ֣יםmi.pe.ni.Nimmore than jewels

Lemma: פְּנִינִים (pa.nin) · Strong's: H6443

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

Meaning: jewel

Used 5 times. Also: Job 28:18, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 20:15, Lamentations 4:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6443; TAHOT Proverbs 31:10 word 6

מִכְרָֽהּ\׃mikh.Rahprice her

Lemma: מֶ֫כֶר (me.kher) · Strong's: H4377

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

Meaning: merchandise

Used 3 times. Also: Numbers 20:19, Nehemiah 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4377; TAHOT Proverbs 31:10 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
of noble character	→	חַ֫יִל H2428I strength: worthy
who	→	מִי H4310 who?
can find	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
She is far	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant
more precious	→	מֶ֫כֶר H4377 merchandise
than rubies	→	פְּנִינִים H6443 jewel

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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