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Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. (KJV)
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קָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.Rembind them
Lemma: קָשַׁר (qa.shar) · Strong's: H7194
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to conspire
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 30:41, Genesis 30:42, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 44:30, Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7194; TAHOT Proverbs 6:21 word 1
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:21 word 2
לִבְּךָ֣li.be.Khaheart your
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:21 word 3
תָמִ֑ידta.Midcontinually
Lemma: תָּמִיד (ta.mid) · Strong's: H8548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: continually
Used 104 times. Also: Exodus 25:30, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 28:30, Exodus 28:38, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8548; TAHOT Proverbs 6:21 word 4
עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם'a.ne.Demtie them
Lemma: עָנַד (a.nad) · Strong's: H6029
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to bind
Used 2 times. Also: Job 31:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6029; TAHOT Proverbs 6:21 word 5
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:21 word 6
גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ\׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khanecks your
Lemma: גַּרְגְּרוֹת (gar.ge.rot) · Strong's: H1621
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: neck
Used 4 times. Also: Proverbs 1:9, Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1621; TAHOT Proverbs 6:21 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Bind them | → | קָשַׁר H7194 to conspire |
| always | → | תָּמִיד H8548 continually |
| upon | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| tie them | → | עָנַד H6029 to bind |
| around | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your neck | → | גַּרְגְּרוֹת H1621 neck |
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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