Proverbs 7:16 Go deeper
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I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works , with fine linen of Egypt. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
מַ֭רְבַדִּיםMar.va.dimcoverings
Lemma: מַרְבָד (mar.vad) · Strong's: H4765
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: covering
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 31:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4765; TAHOT Proverbs 7:16 word 1
רָבַ֣דְתִּיra.Vad.tiI have spread
Lemma: רָבַד (ra.vad) · Strong's: H7234
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to spread
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7234; TAHOT Proverbs 7:16 word 2
עַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.Sicouch my
Lemma: עֶ֫רֶשׂ (e.re.s) · Strong's: H6210
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: bed
Used 10 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:11, Job 7:13, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 41:3, Psalms 132:3, Song of Solomon 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6210; TAHOT Proverbs 7:16 word 3
חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹתcha.tu.Votcolored fabrics
Lemma: חֲטֻבוֹת (cha.tu.vah) · Strong's: H2405
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsfpa)
Meaning: colored
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2405; TAHOT Proverbs 7:16 word 4
אֵט֥וּן'e.Tunlinen of
Lemma: אֵטוּן (e.tun) · Strong's: H0330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fine linen
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0330; TAHOT Proverbs 7:16 word 5
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Proverbs 7:16 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I have decked | → | רָבַד H7234 to spread |
| my bed | → | עֶ֫רֶשׂ H6210 bed |
| with coverings | → | מַרְבָד H4765 covering |
| with colored | → | חֲטֻבוֹת H2405 colored |
| linen | → | אֵטוּן H0330 fine linen |
| from Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
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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