Proverbs 31:14 Go deeper

She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הָ֭יְתָהHa.ye.tahshe is

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

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 31:14 word 1

כָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹתko.'o.ni.Yotlike [the] ships of

Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591

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

Meaning: fleet

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT Proverbs 31:14 word 2

סוֹחֵ֑רso.Chera trader

Lemma: סָחַר (sa.char) · Strong's: H5503

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to trade

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 23:16, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 34:21, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 42:34, 1 Kings 10:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5503; TAHOT Proverbs 31:14 word 3

מִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗קmi.mer.Chakfrom a distance

Lemma: מֶרְחָק (mer.chaq) · Strong's: H4801

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

Meaning: distance

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:17, Psalms 138:6, Proverbs 25:25, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 10:3, Isaiah 13:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4801; TAHOT Proverbs 31:14 word 4

תָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'she brings

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: to come (in): bring

Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Proverbs 31:14 word 5

לַחְמָֽהּ\׃lach.Mahfood her

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899G

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

Meaning: food

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 43:31, Genesis 43:32, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:14 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

She is	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like the merchant	→	סָחַר H5503 to trade
ships	→	אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet
bringing	→	בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring
her food	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899G food
from afar	→	מֶרְחָק H4801 distance

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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