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She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, (KJV)
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שָֽׁלְחָ֣הsha.le.Chahshe has sent out
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Proverbs 9:3 word 1
נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.hafemale servants her
Lemma: נַעֲרָה (na.a.rah) · Strong's: H5291
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: maiden
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 24:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5291; TAHOT Proverbs 9:3 word 2
תִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'she calls out
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to call: call out
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:5, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 45:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121I; TAHOT Proverbs 9:3 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 9:3 word 4
גַּ֝פֵּ֗יga.Pei[the] elevations of
Lemma: גַּף (gaph) · Strong's: H1610
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: single/height
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 21:3, Exodus 21:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1610; TAHOT Proverbs 9:3 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 9:3 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 9:14, Proverbs 11:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7176; TAHOT Proverbs 9:3 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| She has sent out | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| her maidservants | → | נַעֲרָה H5291 maiden |
| she calls out | → | קָרָא H7121I to call: call out |
| from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the heights | → | מָרוֹם H4791 height |
| of the city | → | קֶ֫רֶת H7176 town |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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