Proverbs 11:7 Go deeper
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When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth. (KJV)
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בְּמ֤וֹתbe.Motat [the] death of
Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: death
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Proverbs 11:7 word 1
אָדָ֣ם'a.Dama person
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:7 word 2
רָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'wicked
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 11:7 word 3
תֹּאבַ֣דto.Vadit is lost
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Proverbs 11:7 word 4
תִּקְוָ֑הtik.Vahhope
וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶתve.to.Che.letand [the] hope of
Lemma: תּוֹחֶ֫לֶת (to.che.let) · Strong's: H8431
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: hope
Used 6 times. Also: Job 41:9, Psalms 39:7, Proverbs 10:28, Proverbs 13:12, Lamentations 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8431; TAHOT Proverbs 11:7 word 6
אוֹנִ֣ים'o.Nimstrength<s>
Lemma: אוֹן (on) · Strong's: H0202
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: strength
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Deuteronomy 21:17, Job 18:7, Job 18:12, Job 20:10, Job 40:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0202; TAHOT Proverbs 11:7 word 7
אָבָֽדָה\׃'a.Va.dahit perishes
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Proverbs 11:7 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| dies | → | מָ֫וֶת H4194 death |
| his hope | → | תִּקְוָה H8615B hope |
| perishes | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| and the hope | → | תּוֹחֶ֫לֶת H8431 hope |
| of his strength | → | אוֹן H0202 strength |
| vanishes | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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