Proverbs 5:16 Go deeper

Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. (KJV)

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יָפ֣וּצוּya.Fu.tzuwill they overflow?

Lemma: פּוּץ (puts) · Strong's: H6327C

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to flow

Used 2 times. Also: Zechariah 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6327C; TAHOT Proverbs 5:16 word 1

מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָma'.ye.no.Tei.khasprings your

Lemma: מַעְיָן (ma.yan) · Strong's: H4599

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

Meaning: spring

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 11:36, Joshua 15:9, Joshua 18:15, 1 Kings 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4599; TAHOT Proverbs 5:16 word 2

ח֑וּצָהChu.tzah[the] outside towards

Lemma: חוּץ (chuts) · Strong's: H2351

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

Meaning: outside

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2351; TAHOT Proverbs 5:16 word 3

בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתba.re.cho.Votin the open places

Lemma: רְחוֹב (re.chov) · Strong's: H7339

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: street/plaza

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Judges 19:15, Judges 19:17, Judges 19:20, 2 Samuel 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7339; TAHOT Proverbs 5:16 word 4

פַּלְגֵי\־pal.gei-streams of

Lemma: פֶּ֫לֶג (pe.leg) · Strong's: H6388

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: stream

Used 10 times. Also: Job 29:6, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 46:4, Psalms 65:9, Psalms 119:136, Proverbs 21:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6388; TAHOT Proverbs 5:16 word 5

מָֽיִם\׃Ma.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 5:16 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Why should your springs	→	מַעְיָן H4599 spring
flow	→	פּוּץ H6327C to flow
in the streets	→	חוּץ H2351 outside
your streams	→	פֶּ֫לֶג H6388 stream
of water	→	מַי H4325G water
in the public squares	→	רְחוֹב H7339 street/plaza

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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