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At the headבְּרֹאשׁof the noisy streetsהֹמִיּוֹתshe calls out;תִּקְרָאat the openingsבְּפִתְחֵיof the gates,שְׁעָרִיםin the city,בָּעִירshe speaksתֹאמֵרher sayings:אֲמָרֶיהָ
Proverbs 1:21
Study it in the app“At the head of the noisy streets she calls out; at the openings of the gates, in the city, she speaks her sayings:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 1:21, word by word
- At the headרֹאשׁrosh
top
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the noisy streetsהֹמִיּוֹתhomiyot
roar
To make a great din, like the sea or a crowd.
Where else “homiyot” appears- she calls outתִּקְרָאtikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “tikra” appears- at the openingsפִתְחֵיfitche
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “fitche” appears- of the gatesשְׁעָרִיםshearim
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shearim” appears- in the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- she speaksתֹאמֵרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- her sayingsאֲמָרֶיamare
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “amare” appears
The context
20Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.
21 · This verse (above)
22“How long, simple ones, will you love simpleness, and scoffers delight in scoffing for themselves, and the senseless hate knowledge?