Proverbs 31:20 Go deeper

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. (KJV)

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כַּ֭פָּהּKa.pahpalm her

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

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

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 31:20 word 1

פָּרְשָׂ֣הpa.re.Sahshe spreads out

Lemma: פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) · Strong's: H6566

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

Meaning: to spread

Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6566; TAHOT Proverbs 31:20 word 2

לֶעָנִ֑יle.'a.Nito <the> poor [person]

Lemma: עָנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H6041

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: afflicted

Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:12, Deuteronomy 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6041; TAHOT Proverbs 31:20 word 3

וְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָve.ya.Dei.haand hands 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 31:20 word 4

שִׁלְּחָ֥הshi.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 31:20 word 5

לָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן\׃La.'ev.Yonto the needy [person]

Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: needy

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT Proverbs 31:20 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

She opens	→	פָּרַשׂ H6566 to spread
her arms	→	כַּף H3709G palm
to the poor	→	עָנִי H6041 afflicted
and reaches out	→	שָׁלַח H7971K to send: reach
her hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
to the needy	→	אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy

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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