Proverbs 31:21 Go deeper
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She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. (KJV)
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לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 31:21 word 1
תִירָ֣אti.Ra'she is afraid
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to fear
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:21 word 2
לְבֵיתָ֣הּle.vei.Tahfor household her
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Proverbs 31:21 word 3
מִשָּׁ֑לֶגmi.Sha.legfrom snow
Lemma: שֶׁ֫לֶג (she.leg) · Strong's: H7950
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: snow
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 4:6, Numbers 12:10, 2 Samuel 23:20, 2 Kings 5:27, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7950; TAHOT Proverbs 31:21 word 4
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 31:21 word 5
כָל\־khol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 31:21 word 6
בֵּ֝יתָ֗הּbei.Tahhousehold her
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Proverbs 31:21 word 7
לָבֻ֥שׁla.Vush[is] clothed
Lemma: לָבֵשׁ (la.vash) · Strong's: H3847
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: to clothe
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 38:19, Genesis 41:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3847; TAHOT Proverbs 31:21 word 8
שָׁנִֽים\׃sha.Nimscarlet<s>
Lemma: שָׁנִי (sha.ni) · Strong's: H8144
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: scarlet
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 38:28, Genesis 38:30, Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8144; TAHOT Proverbs 31:21 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When it snows | → | שֶׁ֫לֶג H7950 snow |
| she has no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| fear | → | יָרֵא H3372G to fear |
| for her household | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| [they are] all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| clothed | → | לָבֵשׁ H3847 to clothe |
| in scarlet | → | שָׁנִי H8144 scarlet |
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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