Proverbs 8:34 Go deeper

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. (KJV)

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אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reihow blessed!

Lemma: אֶ֫שֶׁר (e.sher) · Strong's: H0835

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

Meaning: blessed

Used 45 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:29, 1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Job 5:17, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0835; TAHOT Proverbs 8:34 word 1

אָדָם֮'a.Dam[is] a person

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 8:34 word 2

שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫sho.Me.a'[who] listens

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:34 word 3

לִשְׁקֹ֣דlish.Kodby keeping watch

Lemma: שָׁקַד (sha.qad) · Strong's: H8245

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to watch

Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 8:29, Job 21:32, Psalms 102:7, Psalms 127:1, Isaiah 29:20, Jeremiah 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8245; TAHOT Proverbs 8:34 word 4

עַל\־'al-at

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 8:34 word 5

דַּ֭לְתֹתַיDal.to.taidoors my

Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: door

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Proverbs 8:34 word 6

י֤וֹם\׀Yomday

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J

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

Meaning: day: daily

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Proverbs 8:34 word 7

י֑וֹםYomday

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J

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

Meaning: day: daily

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Proverbs 8:34 word 8

לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlish.Morby watching

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to keep: look at

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:36, Judges 1:24, 1 Samuel 19:11, 2 Samuel 11:16, 2 Samuel 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104I; TAHOT Proverbs 8:34 word 9

מְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.Zot[the] doorposts of

Lemma: מְזוּזָה (me.zu.zah) · Strong's: H4201

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: doorpost

Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 12:7, Exodus 12:22, Exodus 12:23, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 6:9, Deuteronomy 11:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4201; TAHOT Proverbs 8:34 word 10

פְּתָחָֽי\׃pe.ta.Chaidoorways my

Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607

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

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 8:34 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Blessed	→	אֶ֫שֶׁר H0835 blessed
is the man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
who listens	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
to me	→
watching	→	שָׁקַד H8245 to watch
daily	→	יוֹם H3117J day: daily
. . .	→	יוֹם H3117J day: daily
at	→	עַל H5921A upon
my doors	→	דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door
waiting	→	שָׁמַר H8104I to keep: look at
at the posts	→	מְזוּזָה H4201 doorpost
of my doorway	→	פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance

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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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