Proverbs 13:4 Go deeper

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. (KJV)

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מִתְאַוָּ֣הmit.'a.Vah[is] coveting

Lemma: אָוָה (a.vah) · Strong's: H0183

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrfsa)

Meaning: to desire

Used 22 times. Also: Numbers 11:4, Numbers 11:34, Deuteronomy 5:21, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, 1 Samuel 2:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0183; TAHOT Proverbs 13:4 word 1

וָ֭אַיִןVa.'a.yinand nothing

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 13:4 word 2

נַפְשׁ֣וֹnaf.Shoappetite his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:4 word 3

עָצֵ֑ל'a.Tzela sluggard

Lemma: עָצֵל (a.tsel) · Strong's: H6102

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

Meaning: sluggish

Used 14 times. Also: Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 6:9, Proverbs 10:26, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 20:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6102; TAHOT Proverbs 13:4 word 4

וְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand [the] appetite of

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:4 word 5

חָרֻצִ֣יםcha.ru.Tzimdiligent [people]

Lemma: חָרוּץ (cha.ruts) · Strong's: H2742A

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

Meaning: sharp

Used 10 times. Also: Leviticus 22:22, Job 41:30, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 21:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2742A; TAHOT Proverbs 13:4 word 6

תְּדֻשָּֽׁן\׃te.du.Shanit will be made fat

Lemma: דָּשֵׁן (da.shen) · Strong's: H1878

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPi3fs)

Meaning: to prosper

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 27:3, Numbers 4:13, Deuteronomy 31:20, Psalms 20:3, Psalms 23:5, Proverbs 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1878; TAHOT Proverbs 13:4 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The slacker	→	עָצֵל H6102 sluggish
. . .	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
craves	→	אָוָה H0183 to desire
yet [has] nothing	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
but the soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
of the diligent	→	חָרוּץ H2742A sharp
is fully satisfied	→	דָּשֵׁן H1878 to prosper

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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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