Proverbs 7:17 Go deeper
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I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. (KJV)
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נַ֥פְתִּיNaf.tiI have sprinkled
Lemma: נוּף (nuph) · Strong's: H5130A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to sprinkle
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 68:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5130A; TAHOT Proverbs 7:17 word 1
מִשְׁכָּבִ֑יmish.ka.Vibed my
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּב (mish.kav) · Strong's: H4904
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bed
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 8:3, Exodus 21:18, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4904; TAHOT Proverbs 7:17 word 2
מֹ֥רmormyrrh
Lemma: מֹר (mor) · Strong's: H4753
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: myrrh
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 30:23, Esther 2:12, Psalms 45:8, Song of Solomon 1:13, Song of Solomon 3:6, Song of Solomon 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4753; TAHOT Proverbs 7:17 word 3
אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים'a.ha.Limaloes
Lemma: אָהָל (a.ha.lim) · Strong's: H0174
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: aloe
Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 24:6, Psalms 45:8, Song of Solomon 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0174; TAHOT Proverbs 7:17 word 4
וְקִנָּמֽוֹן\׃ve.ki.na.Monand cinnamon
Lemma: קִנָּמוֹן (qin.na.mon) · Strong's: H7076
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cinnamon
Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 30:23, Song of Solomon 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7076; TAHOT Proverbs 7:17 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I have perfumed | → | נוּף H5130A to sprinkle |
| my bed | → | מִשְׁכָּב H4904 bed |
| with myrrh | → | מֹר H4753 myrrh |
| with aloes | → | אָהָל H0174 aloe |
| and with cinnamon | → | קִנָּמוֹן H7076 cinnamon |
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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