Proverbs 8:31 Go deeper

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. (KJV)

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מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶתMe.sa.che.ketplaying

Lemma: שָׂחַק (sa.chaq) · Strong's: H7832

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVprfsa)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 36 times. Also: Judges 16:25, Judges 16:27, 1 Samuel 18:7, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 6:5, 2 Samuel 6:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7832; TAHOT Proverbs 8:31 word 1

בְּתֵבֵ֣לbe.te.Velin [the] world of

Lemma: תֵּבֵל (te.vel) · Strong's: H8398

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

Meaning: world

Used 36 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 22:16, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 18:18, Job 34:13, Job 37:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8398; TAHOT Proverbs 8:31 word 2

אַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.Tzoearth his

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:31 word 3

וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗יve.sha.'a.shu.'Aiand delight<s> my

Lemma: שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים (sha.shu.a) · Strong's: H8191

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

Meaning: delight

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 119:24, Psalms 119:77, Psalms 119:92, Psalms 119:143, Psalms 119:174, Proverbs 8:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8191; TAHOT Proverbs 8:31 word 4

אֶת\־'et-[were] with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Proverbs 8:31 word 5

בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] children of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 8:31 word 6

אָדָֽם\׃\ \פ'a.Damhumankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:31 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I was rejoicing	→	שָׂחַק H7832 to laugh
in His whole world	→	תֵּבֵל H8398 world
. . .	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
delighting	→	שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים H8191 delight
together	→	אֵת H0854 with
in the sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of men	→	אָדָם H0120G man

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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