Proverbs 9:14
Strong's Lexicon
She sits
וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה (wə·yā·šə·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

at the door
לְפֶ֣תַח (lə·p̄e·ṯaḥ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6607: 1) opening, doorway, entrance

of her house,
בֵּיתָ֑הּ (bê·ṯāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) 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 1a) 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 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

a seat
כִּ֝סֵּ֗א (kis·sê)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3678: 1) seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool 1a) seat (of honour), throne 1b) royal dignity, authority, power (fig.)

in the heights
מְרֹ֣מֵי (mə·rō·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4791: 1) height 1a) height, elevation, elevated place 1a1) in a high place (adv) 1b) height 1c) proudly (adv) 1d) of nobles (fig.)

of the city,
קָֽרֶת׃ (qā·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7176: 1) city, town

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,

Young's Literal Translation
And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne—the high places of the city,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She sits by the doorway of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

New American Standard Bible
She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,

King James Bible
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

New Living Translation
She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking the city.

English Standard Version
She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,

New American Standard Bible
She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,

King James Bible
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She sits by the doorway of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

International Standard Version
She sits at the entrance of her house, on a seat high above the city.

NET Bible
So she sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

American Standard Version
And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,

English Revised Version
And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

Young's Literal Translation
And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city,
















Cross References
Proverbs 5:8
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Proverbs 7:12
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

Proverbs 8:2
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

Proverbs 9:3
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

Proverbs 9:15
To call passengers who go right on their ways:

Ezekiel 16:25
Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 9:13
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

Proverbs 9:12
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Proverbs 9:11
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

Proverbs 9:16
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
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