Proverbs 31:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. | A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. | A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a wife of | אֵֽשֶׁת־ | 'e-shet- | H0802H | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
| ability | חַ֭יִל | CHA-yil | H2428I | Helechחֵילֵךְ (che.lek) § Helech = "your army" a place near Arvad and Gammad |
| who? | מִ֣י | mi | H4310 | who?מִי (mi) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever |
| will he find | יִמְצָ֑א | yim-TZA' | H4672 | to findמָצָא (ma.tsa) 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in … |
| and [is] far | וְרָחֹ֖ק | ve-ra-CHOK | H7350 | distantרָחֹק (ra.choq) adj 1) remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones 1a) of distance, time n m 2) distance 2a) from a distance (with prep) Aramaic equivalent: ra.chiq (רְחִיק "far" H7352) |
| more than jewels | מִפְּנִינִ֣ים | mi-pe-ni-NIM | H6443 | jewelפְּנִינִים (pa.nin) 1) a precious stone 1a) perhaps corals, rubies, jewels |
| price her | מִכְרָֽהּ׃ | mikh-RAH | H4377 | merchandiseמֶ֫כֶר (me.kher) merchandise, value, price |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.