Proverbs 8:6 Go deeper

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. (KJV)

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שִׁ֭מְעוּShim.'ulisten

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

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 8:6 word 1

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 8:6 word 2

נְגִידִ֣יםne.gi.Dimprincely things

Lemma: נָגִיד (na.gid) · Strong's: H5057

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: leader

Used 44 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 25:30, 2 Samuel 5:2, 2 Samuel 6:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5057; TAHOT Proverbs 8:6 word 3

אֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerI will speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:6 word 4

וּמִפְתַּ֥חu.mif.Tachand [the] utterance of

Lemma: מִפְתָּח (miph.tach) · Strong's: H4669

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

Meaning: opening

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4669; TAHOT Proverbs 8:6 word 5

שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.Tailips my

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

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

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:6 word 6

מֵישָׁרִֽים\׃mei.sha.Rim[will be] uprightness<es>

Lemma: מֵישָׁר (me.shar) · Strong's: H4339

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: uprightness

Used 19 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 29:17, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 17:2, Psalms 58:1, Psalms 75:2, Psalms 96:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4339; TAHOT Proverbs 8:6 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Listen	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
I speak	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
of noble things	→	נָגִיד H5057 leader
and the opening	→	מִפְתָּח H4669 opening
of my lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
[will reveal] right	→	מֵישָׁר H4339 uprightness

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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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