Proverbs 8:3 Go deeper
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She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. (KJV)
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לְיַד\־le.yad-to [the] side of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: to
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 33:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Proverbs 8:3 word 1
שְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.Rim[the] gates
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:3 word 2
לְפִי\־le.fi-to [the] opening of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: edge
Used 45 times. Also: Exodus 17:13, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 13:15, Deuteronomy 20:13, Joshua 6:21, Joshua 8:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310H; TAHOT Proverbs 8:3 word 3
קָ֑רֶתKa.ret[the] town
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶת (qe.ret) · Strong's: H7176
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: town
Used 5 times. Also: Job 29:7, Proverbs 9:3, Proverbs 9:14, Proverbs 11:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7176; TAHOT Proverbs 8:3 word 4
מְב֖וֹאme.Vo'[the] entrance of
Lemma: מָבוֹא (ma.vo) · Strong's: H3996
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrance
Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 1:4, Joshua 23:4, Judges 1:24, Judges 1:25, 2 Kings 11:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3996; TAHOT Proverbs 8:3 word 5
פְתָחִ֣יםfe.ta.Chim[the] doorways
Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: entrance
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT Proverbs 8:3 word 6
תָּרֹֽנָּה\׃ta.Ro.nahthey cry aloud
Lemma: רָנַן (ra.nan) · Strong's: H7442B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to sing
Used 52 times. Also: Leviticus 9:24, Deuteronomy 32:43, 1 Chronicles 16:33, Job 29:13, Job 38:7, Psalms 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7442B; TAHOT Proverbs 8:3 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Beside | → | יָד H3027K hand: to |
| the gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| to | → | פֶּה H6310H lip: edge |
| the city | → | קֶ֫רֶת H7176 town |
| at the entrances | → | מָבוֹא H3996 entrance |
| . . . | → | פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance |
| she cries out | → | רָנַן H7442B to sing |
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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