Proverbs 1:21
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, | in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech: | She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words: |
In context
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| at [the] top of | בְּרֹ֥אשׁ | be-ROSH | H7218I | No entry |
| noisy [places] | הֹמִיּ֗וֹת | ho-mi-YOT | H1993 | to roarהָמָה (ha.mah) 1) to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl 1a2) to murmur (fig. of a soul in prayer) 1a3) to roar 1a4) to be in a stir, be in a commotion 1a5) to be boisterous, be turbulent |
| she calls out | תִּ֫קְרָ֥א | tik-RA' | H7121I | to call: call toקָרָא (qa.ra) : call_to/invite/entreat 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen |
| at [the] entrances of | בְּפִתְחֵ֖י | be-fit-CHEI | H6607 | entranceפֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) opening, doorway, entrance |
| [the] gates | שְׁעָרִ֥ים | she-'a-RIM | H8179G | gateשַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) : gate 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven |
| in the city | בָּעִ֗יר | ba-'IR | H5892B | cityעִיר (ir) 1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town |
| sayings her | אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ | 'a-ma-REI-ha | H0561 | wordאֵמֶר (e.mer) utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command |
| she utters | תֹאמֵֽר׃ | to-MER | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.