Proverbs 9:14 Go deeper

For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, (KJV)

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וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהVe.ya.she.vahand she sits

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Proverbs 9:14 word 1

לְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachto [the] doorway of

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

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

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 9:14 word 2

בֵּיתָ֑הּbei.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 9:14 word 3

עַל\־'al-on

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 9:14 word 4

כִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'a seat

Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678I

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

Meaning: throne: seat

Used 10 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 4:18, 2 Kings 4:10, Nehemiah 3:7, Esther 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3678I; TAHOT Proverbs 9:14 word 5

מְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.mei[the] heights of

Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791

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

Meaning: height

Used 54 times. Also: Judges 5:18, 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Proverbs 9:14 word 6

קָֽרֶת\׃Ka.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 8:3, Proverbs 9:3, Proverbs 11:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7176; TAHOT Proverbs 9:14 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

She sits	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
at the door	→	פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance
of her house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
a seat	→	כִּסֵּא H3678I throne: seat
in the heights	→	מָרוֹם H4791 height
of the city	→	קֶ֫רֶת H7176 town

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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