Proverbs 31:13 Go deeper
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She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. (KJV)
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דָּ֭רְשָׁהDa.re.shahshe seeks
Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to seek
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Proverbs 31:13 word 1
צֶ֣מֶרTze.merwool
Lemma: צֶ֫מֶר (tse.mer) · Strong's: H6785
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wool
Used 16 times. Also: Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 13:48, Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 13:59, Deuteronomy 22:11, Judges 6:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6785; TAHOT Proverbs 31:13 word 2
וּפִשְׁתִּ֑יםu.fish.Timand flax<es>
Lemma: פֵּ֫שֶׁת (pish.teh) · Strong's: H6593
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: flax
Used 16 times. Also: Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 13:48, Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 13:59, Deuteronomy 22:11, Joshua 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6593; TAHOT Proverbs 31:13 word 3
וַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂva.Ta.'asand she worked
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Proverbs 31:13 word 4
בְּחֵ֣פֶץbe.Che.fetzin [the] delight of
Lemma: חֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) · Strong's: H2656
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pleasure
Used 39 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2656; TAHOT Proverbs 31:13 word 5
כַּפֶּֽיהָ\׃ka.Pei.hahands her
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: palm
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:13 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| She selects | → | דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek |
| wool | → | צֶ֫מֶר H6785 wool |
| and flax | → | פֵּ֫שֶׁת H6593 flax |
| and works | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| with eager | → | חֵ֫פֶץ H2656 pleasure |
| hands | → | כַּף H3709G palm |
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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