Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Bleſſed is the man that heareth me: watching daily at my gates, waiting at the poſtes of my doores.
אָדָם , masculine noun, ʾadam — man, mankind (value 45)
H120,
אָדָם ʼâdam, aw-dam'; from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):—× another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.man, mankind
man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)
Adam, first man
city in Jordan valley
Used in 526 Verses, 33 Books 549  Occurrence Count
אֶשֶׁר , masculine noun, ʾesher — happiness, blessedness (value 501)
H835,
אֶשֶׁר ʼesher, eh'-sher; from H833; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!:—blessed, happy.happiness, blessedness
often used as interjection
blessed are
Used in 42 Verses, 9 Books 45  Occurrence Count
דֶּלֶת , feminine noun, delet — a door (value 434)
H1817,
דֶּלֶת deleth, deh'-leth; from H1802; something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door:—door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).door, gate
a door
a gate
(fig.)
of chest lid
of crocodile jaws
of doors of the heavens
of an easily-accessible woman
Used in 78 Verses, 22 Books 87  Occurrence Count
יוֹם , masculine noun, yom — day (value 56)
H3117,
יוֹם yôwm, yome; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb):—age, always, chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), elder, × end, evening, (for) ever(-lasting, -more), × full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, old, outlived, perpetually, presently, remaineth, × required, season, × since, space, then, (process of) time, as at other times, in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), × whole ( age), (full) year(-ly), younger.day, time, year
day (as opposed to night)
day (24 hour period)
as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
as a division of time
a working day, a day's journey
days, lifetime (pl.)
time, period (general)
year
temporal references
today
yesterday
tomorrow
Used in 1930 Verses, 39 Books 2250  Occurrence Count
מְזוּזָה , feminine noun, məzuza — a doorpost, gatepost (value 65)
H4201,
מְזוּזָה mezûwzâh, mez-oo-zaw'; or מְזֻזָה mezuzâh; from the same as H2123; a door-post (as prominent):—(door, side) post.Used in 17 Verses, 8 Books 19  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
פֶּתַח , masculine noun, petah — opening, doorway, entrance (value 488)
H6607,
פֶּתַח pethach, peh'-thakh; from H6605; an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way:—door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.opening, doorway, entrance
Used in 154 Verses, 24 Books 163  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַע , masculine noun, verb, shamaʿ — to hear (value 410)
H8085,
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'; a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.verb
to hear, listen to, obey
(Qal)
to hear (perceive by ear)
to hear of or concerning
to hear (have power to hear)
to hear with attention or interest, listen to
to understand (language)
to hear (of judicial cases)
to listen, give heed
to consent, agree
to grant request
to listen to, yield to
to obey, be obedient
(Niphal)
to be heard (of voice or sound)
to be heard of
to be regarded, be obeyed
(Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
(Hiphil)
to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
to sound aloud (musical term)
to make proclamation, summon
to cause to be heard
masculine noun
sound
Used in 1072 Verses, 39 Books 1139  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַר , verb, shamar — to keep, watch, preserve (value 540)
H8104,
שָׁמַר shâmar, shaw-mar'; a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:—beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).to keep, guard, observe, give heed
(Qal)
to keep, have charge of
to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
watch, watchman (participle)
to watch for, wait for
to watch, observe
to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
to keep (within bounds), restrain
to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
to keep, preserve, protect
to keep, reserve
(Niphal)
to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
to be kept, be guarded
(Piel) to keep, pay heed
(Hithpael) to keep oneself from
Used in 440 Verses, 31 Books 466  Occurrence Count
שָׁקַד , verb, shakad — to watch, wake (value 404)
H8245,
שָׁקַד shâqad, shaw-kad'; a primitive root; to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill):—hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).to wake, watch, awake, be alert
(Qal)
to keep watch of, be wakeful over
to be wakeful, wake (as mourner or sufferer)
Used in 11 Verses, 7 Books 12  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 8:34Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָם֮ שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫ לִ֥י לִשְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַי י֤וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽי׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Blessed |
H835ʾesher |
אֶשֶׁר |
501 |
| is the man |
H120ʾadam |
אָדָם |
45 |
| that heareth |
H8085shamaʿ |
שָׁמַע |
410 |
| me, watching |
H8245shakad |
שָׁקַד |
404 |
| daily |
H3117yom |
יוֹם |
56 |
| at my gates, |
H1817delet |
דֶּלֶת |
434 |
| waiting |
H8104shamar |
שָׁמַר |
540 |
| at the posts |
H4201məzuza |
מְזוּזָה |
65 |
| of my doors. |
H6607petah |
פֶּתַח |
488 |
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