Proverbs 31:27 Go deeper

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. (KJV)

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צ֭וֹפִיָּהTzo.fi.yah[she is] watching over

Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6822

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to watch

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 31:49, 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 13:34, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6822; TAHOT Proverbs 31:27 word 1

הֲלִיכ֣וֹתha.li.Khot[the] ways of

Lemma: הֲלִיכָה (ha.li.khah) · Strong's: H1979

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

Meaning: walk

Used 5 times. Also: Job 6:19, Psalms 68:24, Habakkuk 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1979; TAHOT Proverbs 31:27 word 2

בֵּיתָ֑הּbei.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 31:27 word 3

וְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemand [the] bread of

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Proverbs 31:27 word 4

עַ֝צְל֗וּת'atz.Lutlaziness

Lemma: עַצְלוּת (ats.lut) · Strong's: H6104

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sluggishness

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6104; TAHOT Proverbs 31:27 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'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 31:27 word 6

תֹאכֵֽל\׃to.Khelshe eats

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 31:27 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

She watches over	→	צָפָה H6822 to watch
the affairs	→	הֲלִיכָה H1979 walk
of her household	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
and does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
the bread	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
of idleness	→	עַצְלוּת H6104 sluggishness

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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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