Proverbs

Proverbs 31:23

²³Her husband is known at the city gates,

where he sits among the elders of the land.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her husband	בַּעְלָ֑הּ	ba‘·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1167 owner, lord
is known	נוֹדָ֣ע	nō·w·ḏā‘	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
at the city gates	בַּשְּׁעָרִ֣ים	baš·šə·‘ā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8179 gate
where he sits	בְּ֝שִׁבְתּ֗וֹ	bə·šiḇ·tōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
among	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the elders	זִקְנֵי־	ziq·nê-	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of the land	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.