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He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. |
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nip̄·rāḏ
He who isolates himself
| Grammar | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6504 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to separate, divide
1a) (Qal) to divide
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to divide, separate
1b2) to be divided, be separated
1c) (Piel) to be separated
1d) (Pual) to be divided
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to divide, separate
1e2) to make a division, make a separation
1f) (Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated |
yə·ḇaq·qêš
pursues
| Grammar | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1245 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to seek to find
1a2) to seek to secure
1a3) to seek the face
1a4) to desire, demand
1a5) to require, exact
1a6) to ask, request
1b) (Pual) to be sought |
lə·ṯa·’ă·wāh
selfish desires ;
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 8378 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) desire
1a) desire, wish, longings of one's heart
1a1) lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense)
1b) thing desired, object of desire |
yiṯ·gal·lā‘
he rebels
| Grammar | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1566 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to expose, lay bare
1a) (Hithpael)
1a1) to disclose oneself, break out
1a2) to break out (in contention) |
bə·ḵāl
against all
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3605 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything |
tū·šî·yāh
sound judgment .
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 8454 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wisdom, sound knowledge, success, sound or efficient wisdom, abiding success
1a) sound or efficient wisdom
1b) abiding success (of the effect of sound wisdom) |
נִפְרָ֑דnip̄·rāḏ He who isolates himself |
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A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions. |
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kə·sîl
A fool
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3684 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one |
lō-
does not
| Grammar | Adverb - Negative particle |
| Strongs | 3808 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time) |
yaḥ·pōṣ
delight
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2654 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with
1a) (Qal)
1a1) of men
1a1a) to take pleasure in, delight in
1a1b) to delight, desire, be pleased to do
1a2) of God
1a2a) to delight in, have pleasure in
1a2b) to be pleased to do
2) to move, bend down
2a) (Qal) to bend down |
biṯ·ḇū·nāh
in understanding ,
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 8394 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) understanding, intelligence
1a) the act of understanding
1a1) skill
1b) the faculty of understanding
1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight
1c) the object of knowledge
1d) teacher (personification) |
kî
but only
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 3588 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
’im-
. . .
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 518 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather |
bə·hiṯ·gal·lō·wṯ
in airing
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct |
| Strongs | 1540 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to uncover, remove
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to uncover
1a2) to remove, depart
1a3) to go into exile
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) (reflexive)
1b1a) to uncover oneself
1b1b) to discover or show oneself
1b1c) to reveal himself (of God)
1b2) (passive)
1b2a) to be uncovered
1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered
1b2c) to be revealed
1b3) to be removed
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to uncover (nakedness)
1c1a) nakedness
1c1b) general
1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare
1c3) to make known, show, reveal
1d) (Pual) to be uncovered
1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile
1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile
1g) (Hithpael)
1g1) to be uncovered
1g2) to reveal oneself |
lib·bōw
his opinions .
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3820 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
1a) inner part, midst
1a1) midst (of things)
1a2) heart (of man)
1a3) soul, heart (of man)
1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
1a6) conscience
1a7) heart (of moral character)
1a8) as seat of appetites
1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage |
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With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace. |
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rā·šā‘
With a wicked [man]
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7563 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wicked, criminal
1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
1b) wicked (hostile to God)
1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
bə·ḇō·w-
comes
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct |
| Strongs | 935 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put |
būz
contempt
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 937 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) contempt
1a) springing from evil
1b) springing from prosperity
1c) springing from judgment |
ḡam-
as well
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
bā
. . . ,
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 935 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put |
qā·lō·wn
and shame
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7036 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) shame, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy
1a) ignominy (of nation)
1b) dishonour, disgrace (personal) |
wə·‘im-
is accompanied by
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Preposition |
| Strongs | 5973 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) with
1a) with
1b) against
1c) toward
1d) as long as
1e) beside, except
1f) in spite of |
ḥer·pāh
disgrace .
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 2781 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) reproach, scorn
1a) taunt, scorn (upon enemy)
1b) reproach (resting upon condition of shame, disgrace)
1c) a reproach (an object) |
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The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. |
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diḇ·rê
The words
| Grammar | Noun - masculine plural construct |
| Strongs | 1697 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) |
’îš
of a man’s
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 376 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective) |
p̄î-
mouth
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 6310 |
| BSB/Thayers | peh
1) mouth
1a) mouth (of man)
1b) mouth (as organ of speech)
1c) mouth (of animals)
1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
1e) extremity, end pim
2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 |
‘ă·muq·qîm
are deep
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 6013 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) deep, mysterious, depths
1a) deep
1b) unsearchable |
ma·yim
waters ;
| Grammar | Noun - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 4325 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) water, waters
1a) water
1b) water of the feet, urine
1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
mə·qō·wr
the fountain
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 4726 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) spring, fountain
1a) spring
1a1) of source of life, joy, purification (fig.)
1b) of the eye (fig.)
1c) source (of menstruous blood)
1d) flow (of blood after child birth) |
ḥāḵ·māh
of wisdom
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 2451 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wisdom
1a) skill (in war)
1b) wisdom (in administration)
1c) shrewdness, wisdom
1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
1e) wisdom (ethical and religious) |
nō·ḇê·a‘
is a bubbling
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5042 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to flow, pour out, pour, gush forth, spring, bubble up, ferment
1a) (Qal) to flow
1b)(Hiphil) to pour out, emit, cause to bubble, belch forth
1b1) to pour out
1b2) to cause to bubble, ferment
1b3) to pour forth, emit, belch forth |
na·ḥal
brook .
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5158 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
1a) torrent
1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
1c) shaft (of mine)
2) palm-tree
2a) meaning dubious |
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Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. |
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śə·’êṯ
Showing partiality
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct |
| Strongs | 5375 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lift, lift up
1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted
1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up
1b3) to be borne, be carried
1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
1c2) to desire, long (fig.)
1c3) to carry, bear continuously
1c4) to take, take away
1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity)
1e2) to cause to bring, have brought |
pə·nê-
vvv
| Grammar | Noun - masculine plural construct |
| Strongs | 6440 |
| Footnote | Hebrew Lifting the face |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
rā·šā‘
to the wicked
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7563 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wicked, criminal
1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
1b) wicked (hostile to God)
1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
lō-
is not
| Grammar | Adverb - Negative particle |
| Strongs | 3808 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time) |
ṭō·wḇ
good ,
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2896 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty |
lə·haṭ·ṭō·wṯ
nor is depriving
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct |
| Strongs | 5186 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer
1a2) to spread out, pitch (tent)
1a3) to bend, turn, incline
1a3a) to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down
1a3b) to bend, bow
1a3c) to hold out, extend (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to be stretched out
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to stretch out
1c2) to spread out
1c3) to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away |
ṣad·dîq
the innocent
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6662 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) just, lawful, righteous
1a) just, righteous (in government)
1b) just, right (in one's cause)
1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character)
1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God)
1e) right, correct, lawful |
bam·miš·pāṭ
of justice .
| Grammar | Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4941 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) judgment, justice, ordinance
1a) judgment
1a1) act of deciding a case
1a2) place, court, seat of judgment
1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment)
1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment)
1a6) execution (of judgment)
1a7) time (of judgment)
1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
1c) ordinance
1d) decision (in law)
1e) right, privilege, due (legal)
1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan |
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A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. |
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ḵə·sîl
A fool’s
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3684 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one |
śip̄·ṯê
lips
| Grammar | Noun - feminine dual construct |
| Strongs | 8193 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
1a) lip (as body part)
1b) language
1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) |
yā·ḇō·’ū
bring him
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 935 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put |
ḇə·rîḇ
strife ,
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7379 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) strife, controversy, dispute
1a) strife, quarrel
1b) dispute, controversy, case at law |
ū·p̄îw
and his mouth
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6310 |
| BSB/Thayers | peh
1) mouth
1a) mouth (of man)
1b) mouth (as organ of speech)
1c) mouth (of animals)
1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
1e) extremity, end pim
2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 |
yiq·rā
invites
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7121 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound
1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
1a3) to proclaim
1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to call oneself
1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen |
lə·ma·hă·lu·mō·wṯ
a beating .
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural |
| Strongs | 4112 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) strokes, blows |
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A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. |
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ḵə·sîl
A fool’s
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3684 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one |
pî-
mouth
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 6310 |
| BSB/Thayers | peh
1) mouth
1a) mouth (of man)
1b) mouth (as organ of speech)
1c) mouth (of animals)
1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
1e) extremity, end pim
2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 |
mə·ḥit·tāh-
is his ruin
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 4288 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking
1a) terror, dismay, object of terror
1b) ruin |
lōw
,
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine singular |
ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯāw
and his lips
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 8193 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
1a) lip (as body part)
1b) language
1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) |
mō·w·qêš
[are] a snare
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 4170 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) bait, lure, snare |
nap̄·šōw
to his soul .
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5315 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
1b) living being
1c) living being (with life in the blood)
1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
1e) seat of the appetites
1f) seat of emotions and passions
1g) activity of mind
1g1) dubious
1h) activity of the will
1h1) dubious
1i) activity of the character
1i1) dubious |
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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being. |
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diḇ·rê
The words
| Grammar | Noun - masculine plural construct |
| Strongs | 1697 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) |
nir·gān
of a gossip
| Grammar | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7279 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to murmur, whisper
1a) (Qal) murmurer (participle)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to murmur
1b2) backbiter (participle) |
kə·miṯ·la·hă·mîm
are like choice morsels
| Grammar | Preposition-k | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 3859 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to gulp, swallow greedily
1a) (Hithpael) to be gulped |
wə·hêm
that
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 1992 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) they, these, the same, who |
yā·rə·ḏū
go down
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural |
| Strongs | 3381 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come down
1a2) to sink
1a3) to be prostrated
1a4) to come down (of revelation)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to bring down
1b2) to send down
1b3) to take down
1b4) to lay prostrate
1b5) to let down
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought down
1c2) to be taken down |
ḥaḏ·rê-
into the inmost being
| Grammar | Noun - masculine plural construct |
| Strongs | 2315 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) chamber, room, parlour, innermost or inward part, within |
ḇā·ṭen
. . . .
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 990 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) belly, womb, body
1a) belly, abdomen
1a1) as seat of hunger
1a2) as seat of mental faculties
1a3) of depth of Sheol (fig.)
1b) womb |
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Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys. |
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gam
Whoever
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
miṯ·rap·peh
is slothful
| Grammar | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7503 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sink down
1a2) to sink, drop
1a3) to sink, relax, abate
1a4) to relax, withdraw
1b) (Niphal) idle (participle)
1c) (Piel) to let drop
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake
1d2) to let go
1d3) to refrain, let alone
1d4) to be quiet
1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself slack |
ḇim·laḵ·tōw
in his work
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4399 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) occupation, work, business
1a) occupation, business
1b) property
1c) work (something done or made)
1d) workmanship
1e) service, use
1f) public business
1f1) political
1f2) religious |
’āḥ
is brother
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 251 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance |
hū
. . .
| Grammar | Pronoun - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1931 |
| BSB/Thayers | pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article) |
lə·ḇa·‘al
to him
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 1167 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) owner, husband, lord
1a) owner
1b) a husband
1c) citizens, inhabitants
1d) rulers, lords
1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
1f) lord (used of foreign gods) |
maš·ḥîṯ
who destroys .
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4889 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) ruin, destruction |
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The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. |
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šêm
The name
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 8034 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) name
1a) name
1b) reputation, fame, glory
1c) the Name (as designation of God)
1d) memorial, monument |
Yah·weh
of the LORD
| Grammar | Noun - proper - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3068 |
| BSB/Thayers | Jehovah = |the existing One|
1) the proper name of the one true God
1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 |
‘ōz
is a strong
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5797 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) might, strength
1a) material or physical
1b) personal or social or political |
miḡ·dal-
tower ;
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 4026 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) tower
1a) tower
1b) elevated stage, pulpit
1c) raised bed |
ṣad·dîq
the righteous
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6662 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) just, lawful, righteous
1a) just, righteous (in government)
1b) just, right (in one's cause)
1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character)
1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God)
1e) right, correct, lawful |
yā·rūṣ
run
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7323 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to run
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to run
1a2) runners (participle as subst)
1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry
1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away |
bōw-
to it
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine singular |
| Footnote | Or to Him |
wə·niś·gāḇ
and are safe .
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7682 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be high, be inaccessibly high
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be (too) high (for capture)
1a2) to be high (of prosperity)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be high
1b2) to be set on high, be (safely) set on high
1b3) to be exalted (of God)
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to set on high, set (securely) on high
1c2) to exalt, exalt (in effective hostility)
1d) (Pual) to be set (securely) on high
1e) (Hiphil) to act exaltedly |
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A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination. |
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‘ā·šîr
A rich
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6223 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) rich, wealthy
n
2) the rich, the wealthy, rich man |
hō·wn
man’s wealth
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1952 |
| BSB/Thayers | n m
1) wealth, riches, substance
1a) wealth
1b) price, high value
interj
2) enough!, sufficiency |
‘uz·zōw
is his fortified
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5797 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) might, strength
1a) material or physical
1b) personal or social or political |
qir·yaṯ
city ;
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 7151 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) city, town
1a) in general
1b) in specific
1c) collective
1d) indefinite |
niś·gā·ḇāh
it is like a high
| Grammar | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 7682 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be high, be inaccessibly high
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be (too) high (for capture)
1a2) to be high (of prosperity)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be high
1b2) to be set on high, be (safely) set on high
1b3) to be exalted (of God)
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to set on high, set (securely) on high
1c2) to exalt, exalt (in effective hostility)
1d) (Pual) to be set (securely) on high
1e) (Hiphil) to act exaltedly |
ū·ḵə·ḥō·w·māh
wall
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 2346 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wall |
bə·maś·kî·ṯōw
in his imagination .
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4906 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) show-piece, figure, imagination, image, idol, picture
1a) show-piece, carved figure (of idols)
1b) imagination, conceit |
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Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor. |
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lip̄·nê·še-
Before
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct |
| Strongs | 6440 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
ḇer
his downfall
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7667 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash, ruin, shattering
1a) breaking, fracture, shattering, crushing
1b) crashing
1c) breaking (of a dream), interpretation
1d) quarries |
’îš
a man’s
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 376 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective) |
lêḇ-
heart
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3820 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
1a) inner part, midst
1a1) midst (of things)
1a2) heart (of man)
1a3) soul, heart (of man)
1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
1a6) conscience
1a7) heart (of moral character)
1a8) as seat of appetites
1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage |
yiḡ·bah
is proud ,
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1361 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be high, be exalted
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be high, lofty, tall
1a2) to be exalted
1a3) to be lofty
1a3a) to be lofty (of Jehovah's ways-good sense)
1a3b) to be haughty, be arrogant (bad sense)
1b) (Hiphil) to make high, exalt |
‘ă·nā·wāh
but humility
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 6038 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) humility, meekness |
wə·lip̄·nê
comes before
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct |
| Strongs | 6440 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
ḵā·ḇō·wḏ
honor .
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3519 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) glory, honour, glorious, abundance
1a) abundance, riches
1b) honour, splendour, glory
1c) honour, dignity
1d) honour, reputation
1e) honour, reverence, glory
1f) glory |
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He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him. |
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mê·šîḇ
He who answers
| Grammar | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7725 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to return, turn back
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to turn back, return
1a1a) to turn back
1a1b) to return, come or go back
1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
1a1d) of dying
1a1e) of human relations (fig)
1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
1a1g) of inanimate things
1a1h) in repetition
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to bring back
1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
1b4) to show turning, apostatise
1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
1d7) to turn against
1d8) to bring back to mind
1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
1f) (Pulal) brought back |
dā·ḇār
a matter
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1697 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) |
bə·ṭe·rem
before
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Adverb |
| Strongs | 2962 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) before, not yet, before that |
yiš·mā‘
he hears [it] —
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 8085 |
| BSB/Thayers | v
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound |
hî-
this
| Grammar | Pronoun - third person feminine singular |
| Strongs | 1931 |
| BSB/Thayers | pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article) |
’iw·we·leṯ
[is] folly
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 200 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) foolishness, folly |
ū·ḵə·lim·māh
and disgrace
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 3639 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) disgrace, reproach, shame, confusion, dishonour, insult, ignominy
1a) insult, reproach
1b) reproach, ignominy |
lōw
to him .
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine singular |
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The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit? |
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rū·aḥ-
The spirit
| Grammar | Noun - common singular construct |
| Strongs | 7307 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit
1a) breath
1b) wind
1b1) of heaven
1b2) quarter (of wind), side
1b3) breath of air
1b4) air, gas
1b5) vain, empty thing
1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
1c2) courage
1c3) temper, anger
1c4) impatience, patience
1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
1c7) prophetic spirit
1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)
1e1) desire
1e2) sorrow, trouble
1f) spirit
1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts
1f2) rarely of the will
1f3) as seat especially of moral character
1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
1g4) as endowing men with various gifts
1g5) as energy of life
1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory
1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force |
’îš
of a man
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 376 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective) |
yə·ḵal·kêl
can endure
| Grammar | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3557 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to seize, contain, measure
1a)(Qal) to measure, calculate
1b) (Pilpel) to sustain, maintain, contain
1b1) to sustain, support, nourish
1b2) to contain, hold in, restrain
1b3) to support, endure
1c) (Polpal) to be supplied
1d) (Hilpil) to contain, hold, hold in, endure
1d1) to contain
1d2) to sustain, endure |
ma·ḥă·lê·hū
his sickness ,
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4245 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) disease, sickness |
mî
but who
| Grammar | Interrogative |
| Strongs | 4310 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever |
yiś·śā·’en·nāh
can survive
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular |
| Strongs | 5375 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lift, lift up
1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted
1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up
1b3) to be borne, be carried
1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
1c2) to desire, long (fig.)
1c3) to carry, bear continuously
1c4) to take, take away
1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity)
1e2) to cause to bring, have brought |
nə·ḵê·’āh
a broken
| Grammar | Adjective - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 5218 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) stricken |
wə·rū·aḥ
spirit ?
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular |
| Strongs | 7307 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit
1a) breath
1b) wind
1b1) of heaven
1b2) quarter (of wind), side
1b3) breath of air
1b4) air, gas
1b5) vain, empty thing
1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
1c2) courage
1c3) temper, anger
1c4) impatience, patience
1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
1c7) prophetic spirit
1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)
1e1) desire
1e2) sorrow, trouble
1f) spirit
1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts
1f2) rarely of the will
1f3) as seat especially of moral character
1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
1g4) as endowing men with various gifts
1g5) as energy of life
1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory
1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force |
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The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out. |
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lêḇ
The heart
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3820 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
1a) inner part, midst
1a1) midst (of things)
1a2) heart (of man)
1a3) soul, heart (of man)
1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
1a6) conscience
1a7) heart (of moral character)
1a8) as seat of appetites
1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage |
nā·ḇō·wn
of the discerning
| Grammar | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 995 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to discern, understand, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to perceive, discern
1a2) to understand, know (with the mind)
1a3) to observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider
1a4) to have discernment, insight, understanding
1b) (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to understand
1c2) to cause to understand, give understanding, teach
1d) (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently
1e) (Polel) to teach, instruct
2) (TWOT) prudent, regard |
yiq·neh-
acquires
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7069 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to get, acquire, create, buy, possess
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to get, acquire, obtain
1a1a) of God originating, creating, redeeming His people
1a1a1) possessor
1a1b) of Eve acquiring
1a1c) of acquiring knowledge, wisdom
1a2) to buy
1b) (Niphal) to be bought
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to possess |
dā·‘aṯ
knowledge ,
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 1847 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) knowledge
1a) knowledge, perception, skill
1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom |
wə·’ō·zen
and the ear
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 241 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) ear, as part of the body
2) ear, as organ of hearing
3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation |
ḥă·ḵā·mîm
of the wise
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 2450 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wise, wise (man)
1a) skilful (in technical work)
1b) wise (in administration)
1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle
1d) learned, shrewd (class of men)
1e) prudent
1f) wise (ethically and religiously) |
tə·ḇaq·qeš-
seeks
| Grammar | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular |
| Strongs | 1245 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to seek to find
1a2) to seek to secure
1a3) to seek the face
1a4) to desire, demand
1a5) to require, exact
1a6) to ask, request
1b) (Pual) to be sought |
dā·‘aṯ
it out .
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 1847 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) knowledge
1a) knowledge, perception, skill
1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom |
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A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men. |
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’ā·ḏām
A man’s
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 120 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) man, mankind
1a) man, human being
1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)
1c) Adam, first man
1d) city in Jordan valley |
mat·tān
gift
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 4976 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) gifts, offerings, presents |
yar·ḥîḇ
opens doors
| Grammar | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7337 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be or grow wide, be or grow large
1a) (Qal) to be widened, be enlarged
1b) (Niphal) broad or roomy pasture (participle)
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to make large
1c2) to enlarge |
lōw
for him ,
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine singular |
yan·ḥen·nū
and brings him
| Grammar | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5148 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to lead, guide
1a) (Qal) to lead, bring
1b) (Hiphil) to lead, guide |
wə·lip̄·nê
before
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct |
| Strongs | 6440 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
ḡə·ḏō·lîm
great men .
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 1419 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) great
1a) large (in magnitude and extent)
1b) in number
1c) in intensity
1d) loud (in sound)
1e) older (in age)
1f) in importance
1f1) important things
1f2) great, distinguished (of men)
1f3) God Himself (of God)
subst
1g) great things
1h) haughty things
1i) greatness
n pr m
1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel |
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The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him. |
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hā·ri·šō·wn
The first
| Grammar | Article | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7223 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) first, primary, former
1a) former (of time)
1a1) ancestors
1a2) former things
1b) foremost (of location)
1c) first (in time)
1d) first, chief (in degree)
adv
2) first, before, formerly, at first |
bə·rî·ḇōw
to state his case
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7379 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) strife, controversy, dispute
1a) strife, quarrel
1b) dispute, controversy, case at law |
ṣad·dîq
seems right
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6662 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) just, lawful, righteous
1a) just, righteous (in government)
1b) just, right (in one's cause)
1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character)
1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God)
1e) right, correct, lawful |
until another
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7453 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person
1a) friend, intimate
1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense)
1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase) |
yå̄·ḇō
comes
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 935 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put |
wa·ḥă·qā·rōw
and cross-examines him .
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2713 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to search, search for, search out, examine, investigate
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to search (for)
1a2) to search through, explore
1a3) to examine thoroughly
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be searched out, be found out, be ascertained, be examined
1c) (Piel) to search out, seek out |
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Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents. |
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hag·gō·w·rāl
Casting the lot
| Grammar | Article | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1486 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) lot
1a) lot-pebbles used for systematically making decisions
2) portion
2a) lot, portion (thing assigned by casting lots)
2b) recompense, retribution |
ū·ḇên
. . .
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Preposition |
| Strongs | 996 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between |
yaš·bîṯ
ends
| Grammar | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7673 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to cease, desist, rest
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to cease
1a2) to rest, desist (from labour)
1b) (Niphal) to cease
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to cease, put an end to
1c2) to exterminate, destroy
1c3) to cause to desist from
1c4) to remove
1c5) to cause to fail
2) (Qal) to keep or observe the sabbath |
miḏ·yā·nîm
quarrels
| Grammar | Noun - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 4079 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) strife, contention |
yap̄·rîḏ
and separates
| Grammar | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6504 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to separate, divide
1a) (Qal) to divide
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to divide, separate
1b2) to be divided, be separated
1c) (Piel) to be separated
1d) (Pual) to be divided
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to divide, separate
1e2) to make a division, make a separation
1f) (Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated |
‘ă·ṣū·mîm
strong opponents .
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 6099 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) mighty, vast, numerous
1a) mighty, strong (in number)
1b) numerous, countless |
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An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle. |
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nip̄·šā‘
An offended
| Grammar | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6586 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to rebel, transgress, revolt
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to rebel, revolt
1a2) to transgress
1b) (Niphal) to be rebelled against |
’āḥ
brother [is harder to win]
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 251 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance |
‘ōz
than a fortified
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5797 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) might, strength
1a) material or physical
1b) personal or social or political |
miq·qir·yaṯ-
city ,
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 7151 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) city, town
1a) in general
1b) in specific
1c) collective
1d) indefinite |
ū·mə·ḏō·nīm
and disputes
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 4066 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) strife, contention
1a) strife, contention
1b) object of contention |
kiḇ·rî·aḥ
are like the bars
| Grammar | Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 1280 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) bar
1a) of wood
1b) of city gates
2) of tribulation, a fortress, of the earth as a prison (fig.) |
’ar·mō·wn
of a castle .
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 759 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) citadel, palace, fortress |
אָ֗ח’āḥ brother [is harder to win] |
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From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied. |
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mip·pə·rî
From the fruit
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 6529 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) fruit
1a) fruit, produce (of the ground)
1b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny (of the womb)
1c) fruit (of actions) (fig.) |
p̄î-
of his mouth
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 6310 |
| BSB/Thayers | peh
1) mouth
1a) mouth (of man)
1b) mouth (as organ of speech)
1c) mouth (of animals)
1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
1e) extremity, end pim
2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 |
’îš
a man’s
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 376 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective) |
biṭ·nōw
belly
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 990 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) belly, womb, body
1a) belly, abdomen
1a1) as seat of hunger
1a2) as seat of mental faculties
1a3) of depth of Sheol (fig.)
1b) womb |
tiś·ba‘
is filled ;
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular |
| Strongs | 7646 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be sated (with food)
1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied)
1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with
1a3a) to be weary of (fig)
1b) (Piel) to satisfy
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to satisfy
1c2) to enrich
1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired) |
tə·ḇū·’aṯ
with the harvest
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 8393 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) produce, product, revenue
1a) product, yield, crops (of the earth usually)
1b) income, revenue
1c) gain (of wisdom) (fig)
1d) product of lips (fig) |
śə·p̄ā·ṯāw
from his lips
| Grammar | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 8193 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
1a) lip (as body part)
1b) language
1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) |
yiś·bā‘
he is satisfied .
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7646 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be sated (with food)
1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied)
1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with
1a3a) to be weary of (fig)
1b) (Piel) to satisfy
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to satisfy
1c2) to enrich
1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired) |
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Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. |
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wə·ḥay·yîm
Life
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 2416 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) living, alive
1a) green (of vegetation)
1b) flowing, fresh (of water)
1c) lively, active (of man)
1d) reviving (of the springtime)
n m
2) relatives
3) life (abstract emphatic)
3a) life
3b) sustenance, maintenance
n f
4) living thing, animal
4a) animal
4b) life
4c) appetite
4d) revival, renewal
5) community |
mā·weṯ
and death
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4194 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead
1a) death
1b) death by violence (as a penalty)
1c) state of death, place of death |
bə·yaḏ-
are in the power
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3027 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists |
lā·šō·wn
of the tongue ,
| Grammar | Noun - common singular |
| Strongs | 3956 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) tongue
1a) tongue (of men)
1a1) tongue (literal)
1a2) tongue (organ of speech)
1b) language
1c) tongue (of animals)
1d) tongue (of fire)
1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped) |
wə·’ō·hă·ḇe·hā
and those who love [it]
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular |
| Strongs | 157 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to love
1a) (Qal)
1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual
1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
1a3) human love for or to God
1a4) act of being a friend
1a4a) lover (participle)
1a4b) friend (participle)
1a5) God's love toward man
1a5a) to individual men
1a5b) to people Israel
1a5c) to righteousness
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) lovely (participle)
1b2) loveable (participle)
1c) (Piel)
1c1) friends
1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers)
2) to like |
yō·ḵal
will eat
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 398 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to eat (human subject)
1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)
1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)
1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
1a6) to devour (of oppression)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be eaten (by men)
1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to cause to eat, feed with
1c2) to cause to devour
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to feed
1d2) to cause to eat
1e) (Piel)
1e1) consume |
pir·yāh
its fruit .
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular |
| Strongs | 6529 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) fruit
1a) fruit, produce (of the ground)
1b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny (of the womb)
1c) fruit (of actions) (fig.) |
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He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD. |
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mā·ṣā
He who finds
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4672 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to find, attain to
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to find
1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)
1a1b) to find (what is lost)
1a1c) to meet, encounter
1a1d) to find (a condition)
1a1e) to learn, devise
1a2) to find out
1a2a) to find out
1a2b) to detect
1a2c) to guess
1a3) to come upon, light upon
1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with
1a3b) to hit
1a3c) to befall
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be found
1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered
1b1b) to appear, be recognised
1b1c) to be discovered, be detected
1b1d) to be gained, be secured
1b2) to be, be found
1b2a) to be found in
1b2b) to be in the possession of
1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be
1b2d) to be left (after war)
1b2e) to be present
1b2f) to prove to be
1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to find, attain
1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come
1c3) to cause to encounter
1c4) to present (offering) |
’iš·šāh
a wife
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 802 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) woman, wife, female
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun) |
mā·ṣā
finds
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4672 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to find, attain to
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to find
1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)
1a1b) to find (what is lost)
1a1c) to meet, encounter
1a1d) to find (a condition)
1a1e) to learn, devise
1a2) to find out
1a2a) to find out
1a2b) to detect
1a2c) to guess
1a3) to come upon, light upon
1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with
1a3b) to hit
1a3c) to befall
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be found
1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered
1b1b) to appear, be recognised
1b1c) to be discovered, be detected
1b1d) to be gained, be secured
1b2) to be, be found
1b2a) to be found in
1b2b) to be in the possession of
1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be
1b2d) to be left (after war)
1b2e) to be present
1b2f) to prove to be
1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to find, attain
1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come
1c3) to cause to encounter
1c4) to present (offering) |
ṭō·wḇ
a good thing
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2896 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty |
way·yā·p̄eq
and obtains
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6329 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to bring out, furnish, promote, go out, issue
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to produce, furnish
1a2) to bring out, elicit, obtain, cause to come out from
1a3) to promote
1a4) to cause to go out to |
rā·ṣō·wn
favor
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7522 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will
1a) goodwill, favour
1b) acceptance
1c) will, desire, pleasure, self-will |
Yah·weh
from the LORD .
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3068 |
| BSB/Thayers | Jehovah = |the existing One|
1) the proper name of the one true God
1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 |
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The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly. |
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rāš
The poor man
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7326 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be poor, be in want, lack
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be poor
1a2) to be in want or hunger
1a3) poor man (subst)
1b)(Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle) |
ta·ḥă·nū·nîm
pleads for mercy
| Grammar | Noun - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 8469 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) supplication, supplication for favour
1a) to man
1b) to God |
yə·ḏab·ber-
. . . ,
| Grammar | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1696 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing
1a) (Qal) to speak
1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to speak
1c2) to promise
1d) (Pual) to be spoken
1e) (Hithpael) to speak
1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight |
wə·‘ā·šîr
but the rich man
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6223 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) rich, wealthy
n
2) the rich, the wealthy, rich man |
ya·‘ă·neh
answers
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6030 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to answer, respond to
1a2) to testify, respond as a witness
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to make answer
1b2) to be answered, receive answer
2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully
3) (Qal) to dwell |
‘az·zō·wṯ
harshly .
| Grammar | Adjective - feminine plural |
| Strongs | 5794 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) strong, mighty, fierce |
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A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother. |
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’îš
A man
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 376 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective) |
rê·‘îm
of many companions
| Grammar | Noun - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 7453 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person
1a) friend, intimate
1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense)
1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase) |
lə·hiṯ·rō·‘ê·a‘
may come to ruin ,
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct |
| Strongs | 7489 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be bad, be evil
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to be displeasing
1a2) to be sad
1a3) to be injurious, be evil
1a4) to be wicked, be evil (ethically)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to do an injury or hurt
1b2) to do evil or wickedly
1b3) mischief (participle)
2) to break, shatter
2a) (Qal)
2a1) to break
2a2) broken (participle)
2a3) to be broken
2b) (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder |
wə·yêš
but there is
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adverb |
| Strongs | 3426 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) being, existence, substance, there is or are
1a) substance
1b) existence
1c) there is or are |
’ō·hêḇ
a friend
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 157 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to love
1a) (Qal)
1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual
1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
1a3) human love for or to God
1a4) act of being a friend
1a4a) lover (participle)
1a4b) friend (participle)
1a5) God's love toward man
1a5a) to individual men
1a5b) to people Israel
1a5c) to righteousness
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) lovely (participle)
1b2) loveable (participle)
1c) (Piel)
1c1) friends
1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers)
2) to like |
dā·ḇêq
who stays closer
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1695 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) clinging, adhering to |
mê·’āḥ
than a brother .
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 251 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance |
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