Proverbs 8:21 Go deeper
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That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. (KJV)
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לְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.Chilto give as an inheritance
Lemma: נָחַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5157
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to inherit
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 23:30, Exodus 32:13, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5157; TAHOT Proverbs 8:21 word 1
אֹהֲבַ֥י\׀'o.ha.Vai[those who] love me
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to love: lover
Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:21 word 2
יֵ֑שׁYeshsubstance
Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: there
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Proverbs 8:21 word 3
וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.tze.Ro.tei.Hemand treasuries their
Lemma: אוֹצָר (o.tsar) · Strong's: H0214
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: treasure
Used 79 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 32:34, Joshua 6:19, Joshua 6:24, 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0214; TAHOT Proverbs 8:21 word 4
אֲמַלֵּֽא\׃\ \פ'a.ma.Le'I fill
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)
Meaning: to fill
Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Proverbs 8:21 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| bestowing | → | נָחַל H5157 to inherit |
| wealth | → | יֵשׁ H3426 there |
| on those who love me | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| and making | → | מָלֵא H4390 to fill |
| their treasuries {full} | → | אוֹצָר H0214 treasure |
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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