Proverbs 31:19 Go deeper

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. (KJV)

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יָ֭דֶיהָYa.dei.hahands her

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:19 word 1

שִׁלְּחָ֣הshi.le.Chahshe stretches out

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971K

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

Meaning: to send: reach

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 22:10, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971K; TAHOT Proverbs 31:19 word 2

בַכִּישׁ֑וֹרva.ki.Shoron the distaff

Lemma: כִּישׁוֹר (ki.shor) · Strong's: H3601

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

Meaning: distaff

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3601; TAHOT Proverbs 31:19 word 3

וְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָve.kha.Pei.haand palms 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 31:19 word 4

תָּ֣מְכוּTa.me.khuthey grasp

Lemma: תָּמַךְ (ta.makh) · Strong's: H8551

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 48:17, Exodus 17:12, Job 36:17, Psalms 16:5, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 41:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8551; TAHOT Proverbs 31:19 word 5

פָֽלֶךְ\׃Fa.lekh[the] spindle

Lemma: פֶּ֫לֶךְ (pe.lekh) · Strong's: H6418

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

Meaning: district

Used 10 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:29, Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 3:15, Nehemiah 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6418; TAHOT Proverbs 31:19 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

She stretches	→	שָׁלַח H7971K to send: reach
out her hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
to the distaff	→	כִּישׁוֹר H3601 distaff
and grasps	→	תָּמַךְ H8551 to grasp
the spindle	→	פֶּ֫לֶךְ H6418 district
with her fingers	→	כַּף H3709G palm

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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