Proverbs 10:15 Go deeper

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. (KJV)

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ה֣וֹןHon[the] wealth of

Lemma: הוֹן (hon) · Strong's: H1952

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

Meaning: substance

Used 26 times. Also: Psalms 44:12, Psalms 112:3, Psalms 119:14, Proverbs 1:13, Proverbs 3:9, Proverbs 6:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1952; TAHOT Proverbs 10:15 word 1

עָ֭שִׁיר'A.shira rich [person]

Lemma: עָשִׁיר (a.shir) · Strong's: H6223

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: rich

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:15, Ruth 3:10, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:2, 2 Samuel 12:4, Job 27:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6223; TAHOT Proverbs 10:15 word 2

קִרְיַ֣תkir.Yat[is] a town of

Lemma: קִרְיָה (qir.yah) · Strong's: H7151

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

Meaning: town

Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45, Job 39:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7151; TAHOT Proverbs 10:15 word 3

עֻזּ֑וֹu.Zostrength his

Lemma: עֹז (oz) · Strong's: H5797

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

Meaning: strength

Used 91 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 26:19, Judges 5:21, Judges 9:51, 1 Samuel 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5797; TAHOT Proverbs 10:15 word 4

מְחִתַּ֖תme.chi.Tat[is the] ruin of

Lemma: מְחִתָּה (me.chit.tah) · Strong's: H4288

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

Meaning: terror

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 89:40, Proverbs 10:14, Proverbs 10:29, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 14:28, Proverbs 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4288; TAHOT Proverbs 10:15 word 5

דַּלִּ֣יםda.Limpoor [people]

Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800

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

Meaning: poor

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Proverbs 10:15 word 6

רֵישָֽׁם\׃rei.Shampoverty their

Lemma: רֵישׁ (resh) · Strong's: H7389A

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

Meaning: poverty

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 6:11, Proverbs 13:18, Proverbs 24:34, Proverbs 30:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7389A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:15 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The wealth	→	הוֹן H1952 substance
of the rich man	→	עָשִׁיר H6223 rich
is his fortified	→	עֹז H5797 strength
city	→	קִרְיָה H7151 town
but poverty	→	רֵישׁ H7389A poverty
is the ruin	→	מְחִתָּה H4288 terror
of the poor	→	דַּל H1800 poor

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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