Proverbs 9:1 Go deeper

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: (KJV)

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חָ֭כְמוֹתCha.khe.motwisdom<s>

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Proverbs 9:1 word 1

בָּנְתָ֣הba.ne.Tahshe has built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Proverbs 9:1 word 2

בֵיתָ֑הּvei.Tahhouse her

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Proverbs 9:1 word 3

חָצְבָ֖הcha.tze.Vahshe has hewn

Lemma: חָצַב (cha.tsav) · Strong's: H2672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to hew

Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:9, 1 Kings 5:15, 2 Kings 12:12, 1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Chronicles 22:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2672; TAHOT Proverbs 9:1 word 4

עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.hapillars her

Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G

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

Meaning: pillar

Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Proverbs 9:1 word 5

שִׁבְעָֽה\׃shiv.'Ahseven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Proverbs 9:1 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
has built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
her house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
she has carved out	→	חָצַב H2672 to hew
her seven	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
pillars	→	עַמּוּד H5982G pillar

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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