Proverbs 11:16 Go deeper

A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אֵֽשֶׁת\־'e.shet-a woman of

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

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

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:16 word 1

חֵ֭ןchengrace

Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580

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

Meaning: favor

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Proverbs 11:16 word 2

תִּתְמֹ֣ךְtit.Mokhshe lays hold of

Lemma: תָּמַךְ (ta.makh) · Strong's: H8551

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 48:17, Exodus 17:12, Job 36:17, Psalms 16:5, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 41:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8551; TAHOT Proverbs 11:16 word 3

כָּב֑וֹדka.Vodhonor

Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519

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

Meaning: glory

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Proverbs 11:16 word 4

וְ֝עָרִיצִ֗יםve.'a.ri.Tzimand ruthless [people]

Lemma: עָרִיץ (a.rits) · Strong's: H6184

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: ruthless

Used 20 times. Also: Job 6:23, Job 15:20, Job 27:13, Psalms 37:35, Psalms 54:3, Psalms 86:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6184; TAHOT Proverbs 11:16 word 5

יִתְמְכוּ\־yit.me.khu-they take hold of

Lemma: תָּמַךְ (ta.makh) · Strong's: H8551

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 48:17, Exodus 17:12, Job 36:17, Psalms 16:5, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 41:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8551; TAHOT Proverbs 11:16 word 6

עֹֽשֶׁר\׃'O.sherwealth

Lemma: עֹ֫שֶׁר (o.sher) · Strong's: H6239

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

Meaning: riches

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Chronicles 29:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6239; TAHOT Proverbs 11:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A gracious	→	חֵן H2580 favor
woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
attains	→	תָּמַךְ H8551 to grasp
honor	→	כָּבוֹד H3519 glory
but ruthless [men]	→	עָרִיץ H6184 ruthless
gain	→	תָּמַךְ H8551 to grasp
only wealth	→	עֹ֫שֶׁר H6239 riches

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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