Proverbs 1:21

in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
Proverbs 1:21
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הֹמִיּ֗וֹת תִּ֫קְרָ֥א בְּפִתְחֵ֖י שְׁעָרִ֥ים בָּעִ֗יר אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃

  1. בְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.Rosh“at [the] top of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “top” · Strong's H7218I
  2. הֹמִיּ֗וֹתho.mi.Yot“noisy [places]”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, plural, absolute · from הָמָה · “to roar” · Strong's H1993
  3. תִּ֫קְרָ֥אtik.Ra'“she calls out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קָרָא · “call out” · Strong's H7121I
  4. בְּפִתְחֵ֖יbe.fit.Chei“at [the] entrances of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פֶּ֫תַח · “entrance” · Strong's H6607
  5. שְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.Rim“[the] gates”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  6. בָּעִ֗ירba.'Ir“in the city”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  7. אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.ha“sayings her”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
  8. תֹאמֵֽר׃to.Mer“she utters”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)