Proverbs 13:9 Go deeper

The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אוֹר\־'or-[the] light of

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Proverbs 13:9 word 1

צַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.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 13:9 word 2

יִשְׂמָ֑חyis.Machit rejoices

Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to rejoice

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Proverbs 13:9 word 3

וְנֵ֖רve.Nerand [the] lamp of

Lemma: נֵר (ner) · Strong's: H5216A

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

Meaning: lamp

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 25:37, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 35:14, Exodus 37:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5216A; TAHOT Proverbs 13:9 word 4

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 13:9 word 5

יִדְעָֽךְ\׃yid.'Akhit is extinguished

Lemma: דָּעַךְ (da.akh) · Strong's: H1846

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to put out

Used 9 times. Also: Job 6:17, Job 18:5, Job 18:6, Job 21:17, Psalms 118:12, Proverbs 20:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1846; TAHOT Proverbs 13:9 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
shines brightly	→	שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice
but the lamp	→	נֵר H5216A lamp
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
is extinguished	→	דָּעַךְ H1846 to put out

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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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