Proverbs 12:3 Go deeper

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 12:3 word 1

יִכּ֣וֹןyi.Konhe is established

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to establish: establish

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Proverbs 12:3 word 2

אָדָ֣ם'a.Damanyone

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 12:3 word 3

בְּרֶ֑שַׁעbe.Re.sha'by wickedness

Lemma: רֶ֫שַׁע (re.sah) · Strong's: H7562

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

Meaning: wickedness

Used 30 times. Also: Deuteronomy 9:27, 1 Samuel 24:13, Job 34:8, Job 34:10, Job 35:8, Psalms 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7562; TAHOT Proverbs 12:3 word 4

וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁve.Sho.reshand [the] root of

Lemma: שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) · Strong's: H8328

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

Meaning: root

Used 33 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Judges 5:14, 2 Kings 19:30, Job 8:17, Job 13:27, Job 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8328; TAHOT Proverbs 12:3 word 5

צַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]

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

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

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 12:3 word 6

בַּל\־bal-not

Lemma: בַּל (bal) · Strong's: H1077

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 68 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 10:11, Psalms 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1077; TAHOT Proverbs 12:3 word 7

יִמּֽוֹט\׃yi.Motit is moved

Lemma: מוֹט (mot) · Strong's: H4131

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to shake

Used 37 times. Also: Leviticus 25:35, Deuteronomy 32:35, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4131; TAHOT Proverbs 12:3 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
be established	→	כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish
through wickedness	→	רֶ֫שַׁע H7562 wickedness
but the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
cannot	→	בַּל H1077 not
be uprooted	→	מוֹט H4131 to shake
. . .	→	שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ H8328 root

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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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