Proverbs 31:30 Go deeper

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD , she shall be praised. (KJV)

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שֶׁ֣קֶרShe.ker[is] deception

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

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

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Proverbs 31:30 word 1

הַ֭חֵןHa.chen<the> grace

Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580

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

Meaning: favor

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Proverbs 31:30 word 2

וְהֶ֣בֶלve.He.veland [is] vanity

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

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

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Proverbs 31:30 word 3

הַיֹּ֑פִיhai.Yo.fi<the> beauty

Lemma: יֳפִי (yo.phi) · Strong's: H3308

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

Meaning: beauty

Used 19 times. Also: Esther 1:11, Psalms 45:11, Psalms 50:2, Proverbs 6:25, Isaiah 3:24, Isaiah 33:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3308; TAHOT Proverbs 31:30 word 4

אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

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

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:30 word 5

יִרְאַת\־yir.'at-fearing

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3373

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)

Meaning: afraid

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 9:20, Exodus 18:21, Deuteronomy 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3373; TAHOT Proverbs 31:30 word 6

יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.weh<of> Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:30 word 7

הִ֣יאhi'she

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 31:30 word 8

תִתְהַלָּֽל\׃tit.ha.Lalshe will be praised

Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVti3fs)

Meaning: to boast: praise

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 22:4, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT Proverbs 31:30 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Charm	→	חֵן H2580 favor
is deceptive	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
and beauty	→	יֳפִי H3308 beauty
is fleeting	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
but a woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
who fears	→	יָרֵא H3373 afraid
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
is to be praised	→	הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise

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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