Proverbs 8:22 Go deeper

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

יְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:22 word 1

קָ֭נָנִיKa.na.nihe created me

Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to buy

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Proverbs 8:22 word 2

רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit[the] beginning of

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: first: beginning

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 49:3, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 23:10, Numbers 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:22 word 3

דַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.Koway his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:22 word 4

קֶ֖דֶםKe.dem[the] beginning of

Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924H

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

Meaning: front: old

Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:15, Deuteronomy 33:27, 2 Kings 19:25, Nehemiah 12:46, Job 29:2, Psalms 44:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6924H; TAHOT Proverbs 8:22 word 5

מִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.Lavworks his

Lemma: מִפְעָל (miph.al) · Strong's: H4659A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: work

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4659A; TAHOT Proverbs 8:22 word 6

מֵאָֽז\׃me.'Azfrom then

Lemma: מֵאָז (me.az) · Strong's: H0227B

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: the past

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 39:5, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 5:23, Exodus 9:24, Joshua 14:10, Ruth 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0227B; TAHOT Proverbs 8:22 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
created me	→	קָנָה H7069 to buy
as His first	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225G first: beginning
course	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
before	→	קֶ֫דֶם H6924H front: old
His works	→	מִפְעָל H4659A work
of old	→	מֵאָז H0227B the past

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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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