Proverbs 8:15 Go deeper

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. (KJV)

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מְלָכִ֣יםme.la.Khimkings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:15 word 1

יִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuthey reign

Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A

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

Meaning: to reign

Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT Proverbs 8:15 word 2

וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗יםve.roz.Nimand rulers

Lemma: רָזַן (ra.zan) · Strong's: H7336

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to rule

Used 6 times. Also: Judges 5:3, Psalms 2:2, Proverbs 31:4, Isaiah 40:23, Habakkuk 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7336; TAHOT Proverbs 8:15 word 3

יְחֹ֣קְקוּye.Cho.ke.kuthey enact

Lemma: חָקַק (cha.qaq) · Strong's: H2710

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to decree

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Numbers 21:18, Deuteronomy 33:21, Judges 5:9, Judges 5:14, Job 19:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2710; TAHOT Proverbs 8:15 word 4

צֶֽדֶק\׃Tze.dekrighteousness

Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G

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

Meaning: righteousness

Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:15 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

By me	→
kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
reign	→	מָלַךְ H4427A to reign
and rulers	→	רָזַן H7336 to rule
enact just	→	צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness
laws	→	חָקַק H2710 to decree

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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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