Proverbs 12:10 Go deeper

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. (KJV)

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יוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'[is] knowing

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 12:10 word 1

צַ֭דִּיקTza.dika righteous [person]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

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

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 12:10 word 2

נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] life of

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Proverbs 12:10 word 3

בְּהֶמְתּ֑וֹbe.hem.Toanimals his

Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929

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

Meaning: animal

Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Proverbs 12:10 word 4

וְֽרַחֲמֵ֥יve.ra.cha.Meiand [the] compassion<s> of

Lemma: רַחֲמִים (ra.cha.mim) · Strong's: H7356B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: compassion

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:30, Deuteronomy 13:17, 1 Kings 3:26, 1 Kings 8:50, 1 Chronicles 21:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7356B; TAHOT Proverbs 12:10 word 5

רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 12:10 word 6

אַכְזָרִֽי\׃'akh.za.Ri[is] cruel

Lemma: אַכְזָרִי (akh.za.ri) · Strong's: H0394

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

Meaning: cruel

Used 8 times. Also: Proverbs 5:9, Proverbs 11:17, Proverbs 17:11, Isaiah 13:9, Jeremiah 6:23, Jeremiah 30:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0394; TAHOT Proverbs 12:10 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A righteous [man]	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
regards	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
the life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
of his animal	→	בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal
but the tender mercies	→	רַחֲמִים H7356B compassion
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
are only cruelty	→	אַכְזָרִי H0394 cruel

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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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