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The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. (KJV)
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צַדִּ֗יקtza.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 13:25 word 1
אֹ֭כֵל'O.khel[is] eating
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 13:25 word 2
לְשֹׂ֣בַעle.Soa'to [the] satiety of
Lemma: שֹׂ֫בַע (so.va) · Strong's: H7648
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: satiety
Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 16:3, Leviticus 25:19, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 23:24, Ruth 2:18, Psalms 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7648; TAHOT Proverbs 13:25 word 3
נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Shoappetite his
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: appetite
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Proverbs 13:25 word 4
וּבֶ֖טֶןu.Ve.tenand [the] belly of
Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: belly: abdomen
Used 16 times. Also: Judges 3:21, Judges 3:22, Job 15:2, Job 20:15, Job 20:20, Job 20:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0990G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:25 word 5
רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.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 13:25 word 6
תֶּחְסָֽר\׃\ \פtech.Sarit is lacking
Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2637
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to lack
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 18:28, Exodus 16:18, Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2637; TAHOT Proverbs 13:25 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| man eats | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| to his heart’s | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite |
| content | → | שֹׂ֫בַע H7648 satiety |
| but the stomach | → | בֶּ֫טֶן H0990G belly: abdomen |
| of the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| is empty | → | חָסֵר H2637 to lack |
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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