Proverbs 14:13 Go deeper
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Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. (KJV)
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גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Proverbs 14:13 word 1
בִּשְׂח֥וֹקbis.Chokin laughter
Lemma: שְׂחֹק (se.choq) · Strong's: H7814
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: laughter
Used 15 times. Also: Job 8:21, Job 12:4, Psalms 126:2, Proverbs 10:23, Ecclesiastes 2:2, Ecclesiastes 7:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7814; TAHOT Proverbs 14:13 word 2
יִכְאַב\־yikh.'av-it is in pain
Lemma: כָּאַב (ka.av) · Strong's: H3510
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to pain
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 34:25, 2 Kings 3:19, Job 5:18, Job 14:22, Psalms 69:29, Ezekiel 13:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3510; TAHOT Proverbs 14:13 word 3
לֵ֑בLeva heart
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:13 word 4
וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.Tahand end its
Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: end
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Proverbs 14:13 word 5
שִׂמְחָ֣הsim.Chahjoy
Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: joy
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Proverbs 14:13 word 6
תוּגָֽה\׃tu.Gah[may be] grief
Lemma: תּוּגָה (tu.gah) · Strong's: H8424
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: grief
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 119:28, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 17:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8424; TAHOT Proverbs 14:13 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| in laughter | → | שְׂחֹק H7814 laughter |
| the heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| may ache | → | כָּאַב H3510 to pain |
| and joy | → | שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy |
| may end | → | אַחֲרִית H0319 end |
| in sorrow | → | תּוּגָה H8424 grief |
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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