Proverbs 11:22 Go deeper

As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. (KJV)

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נֶ֣זֶםNe.zema ring of

Lemma: נֶ֫זֶם (ne.zem) · Strong's: H5141

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

Meaning: ring

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5141; TAHOT Proverbs 11:22 word 1

זָ֭הָבza.hogold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

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

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Proverbs 11:22 word 2

בְּאַ֣ףbe.'Afin [the] nose of

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639H

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

Meaning: face: nose

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 24:47, Exodus 15:8, Numbers 11:20, 2 Samuel 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639H; TAHOT Proverbs 11:22 word 3

חֲזִ֑ירcha.Zira pig

Lemma: חֲזִיר (cha.zir) · Strong's: H2386

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

Meaning: swine

Used 7 times. Also: Leviticus 11:7, Deuteronomy 14:8, Psalms 80:13, Isaiah 65:4, Isaiah 66:3, Isaiah 66:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2386; TAHOT Proverbs 11:22 word 4

אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha woman

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

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 11:22 word 5

יָ֝פָ֗הya.Fahbeautiful

Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: beautiful

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT Proverbs 11:22 word 6

וְסָ֣רַתve.Sa.ratand [who] turns aside from

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HVqrfsc)

Meaning: to turn aside: remove

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:22 word 7

טָֽעַם\׃Ta.'am<of> discernment

Lemma: טַ֫עַם (ta.am) · Strong's: H2940

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

Meaning: taste

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 16:31, Numbers 11:8, 1 Samuel 21:13, 1 Samuel 25:33, Job 6:6, Job 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2940; TAHOT Proverbs 11:22 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Like a gold	→	זָהָב H2091 gold
ring	→	נֶ֫זֶם H5141 ring
in a pig’s	→	חֲזִיר H2386 swine
snout	→	אַף H0639H face: nose
[is] a beautiful	→	יָפֶה H3303 beautiful
woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
who lacks	→	סוּר H5493G to turn aside: remove
discretion	→	טַ֫עַם H2940 taste

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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