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Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:9 word 1

תְּבַהֵ֥לte.va.Helyou be hasty

Lemma: בָּהַל (ba.hal) · Strong's: H0926

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpj2ms)

Meaning: to dismay

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 45:3, Exodus 15:15, Judges 20:41, 1 Samuel 28:21, 2 Samuel 4:1, 2 Chronicles 26:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0926; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:9 word 2

בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.Khain spirit your

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit: temper

Used 10 times. Also: Judges 8:3, 2 Chronicles 21:16, Job 21:4, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 17:27, Proverbs 25:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307J; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:9 word 3

לִכְע֑וֹסlikh.'osto become angry

Lemma: כָּעַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3707

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to provoke

Used 53 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 31:29, Deuteronomy 32:16, Deuteronomy 32:21, Judges 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3707; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:9 word 4

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:9 word 5

כַ֔עַסKha.'asanger

Lemma: כַּ֫עַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3708A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vexation

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:19, Deuteronomy 32:27, 1 Samuel 1:6, 1 Samuel 1:16, 1 Kings 15:30, 1 Kings 21:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3708A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:9 word 6

בְּחֵ֥יקbe.Cheikin [the] bosom of

Lemma: חֵיק (cheq) · Strong's: H2436G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: bosom: embrace

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Numbers 11:12, Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56, Ruth 4:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2436G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:9 word 7

כְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.Limfools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:9 word 8

יָנֽוּחַ\׃ya.Nu.achit settles

Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to rest

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:9 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
be quickly	→	בָּהַל H0926 to dismay
provoked	→	כָּעַס H3707 to provoke
in your spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307J spirit: temper
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
anger	→	כַּ֫עַס H3708A vexation
settles	→	נוּחַ H5117 to rest
in the lap	→	חֵיק H2436G bosom: embrace
of a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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