Proverbs 9:14

She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
Proverbs 9:14
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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)

וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃

  1. וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהVe.ya.she.vah“and she sits”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  2. לְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tach“to [the] doorway of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫תַח · “entrance” · Strong's H6607
  3. בֵּיתָ֑הּbei.Tah“house her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  4. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. כִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'“a seat”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כִּסֵּא · “seat” · Strong's H3678I
  6. מְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.mei“[the] heights of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מָרוֹם · “height” · Strong's H4791
  7. קָֽרֶת׃Ka.ret“[the] town”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫רֶת · “town” · Strong's H7176
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)