Proverbs 1:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
At the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁ
(be·rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
of the noisyהֹמִיֹּ֗ות
(ho·mi·yo·vt)
1993: to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterousa prim. root
[streets] she criesתִּ֫קְרָ֥א
(tik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
out; At the entranceבְּפִתְחֵ֖י
(be·fit·chei)
6607: opening, doorway, entrancefrom pathach
of the gatesשְׁעָרִ֥ים
(she·'a·rim)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
in the cityבָּעִ֗יר
(ba·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
she uttersתֹאמֵֽר׃
(to·mer.)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
her sayings:אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ
(a·ma·rei·ha)
561: speech, wordfrom amar


















KJV Lexicon
She crieth
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
in the chief place
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of concourse
hamah  (haw-maw')
to make a loud sound like Engl. hum); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
in the openings
pethach  (peh'-thakh)
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way -- door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.
of the gates
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
in the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
she uttereth
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
her words
'emer  (ay'-mer)
something said -- answer, appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
saying
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:

King James Bible
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She cries out above the commotion; she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:"

International Standard Version
She calls out at the busiest part of the noisy streets, and at the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words:

NET Bible
at the head of the noisy streets she calls, in the entrances of the gates in the city she utters her words:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
She preaches in the chief streets and she speaks her words in the entrances of the city gates.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At the corners of noisy streets she calls out. At the entrances to the city she speaks her words,

King James 2000 Bible
She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she utters her words, saying,
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