Proverbs 8:2 Go deeper

She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. (KJV)

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בְּרֹאשׁ\־be.rosh-at [the] top of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head: top

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Proverbs 8:2 word 1

מְרוֹמִ֥יםme.ro.Mim[the] heights

Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791

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

Meaning: height

Used 54 times. Also: Judges 5:18, 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Proverbs 8:2 word 2

עֲלֵי\־'a.lei-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 8:2 word 3

דָ֑רֶךְDa.rekh[the] way

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Proverbs 8:2 word 4

בֵּ֖יתbeitbetween

Lemma: בֵּית (bet) · Strong's: H1004A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: place

Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:3, Job 8:17, Ezekiel 41:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004A; TAHOT Proverbs 8:2 word 5

נְתִיב֣וֹתne.ti.Vot[the] pathways

Lemma: נְתִיבָה (ne.ti.vah) · Strong's: H5410B

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

Meaning: path

Used 20 times. Also: Judges 5:6, Job 19:8, Job 24:13, Job 30:13, Job 38:20, Psalms 119:105 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5410B; TAHOT Proverbs 8:2 word 6

נִצָּֽבָה\׃ni.Tza.vahshe stations herself

Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)

Meaning: to stand

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT Proverbs 8:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

On the heights	→	רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top
. . .	→	מָרוֹם H4791 height
overlooking	→	עַל H5921A upon
the road	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
at the crossroads	→	בֵּית H1004A place
. . .	→	נְתִיבָה H5410B path
she takes her stand	→	נָצַב H5324 to stand

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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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