Proverbs 14:20 Go deeper

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. (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 14:20 word 1

לְ֭רֵעֵהוּLe.re.'e.huby neighbor his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Proverbs 14:20 word 2

יִשָּׂ֣נֵאyi.Sa.ne'he is hated

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

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

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Proverbs 14:20 word 3

רָ֑שׁRasha poor [person]

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: be poor

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:3, 2 Samuel 12:4, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 82:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7326; TAHOT Proverbs 14:20 word 4

וְאֹהֲבֵ֖יve.'o.ha.Veiand [those who] love

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to love: friend

Used 13 times. Also: Judges 5:31, 2 Chronicles 20:7, Esther 5:10, Esther 5:14, Esther 6:13, Psalms 38:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157H; TAHOT Proverbs 14:20 word 5

עָשִׁ֣יר'a.Shir<of> [the] rich

Lemma: עָשִׁיר (a.shir) · Strong's: H6223

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

Meaning: rich

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:15, Ruth 3:10, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:2, 2 Samuel 12:4, Job 27:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6223; TAHOT Proverbs 14:20 word 6

רַבִּֽים\׃ra.Bim[are] many

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

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

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:20 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The poor [man]	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor
is hated	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
even	→	גַּם H1571 also
by his neighbor	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
but many are those	→	רַב H7227A many
who love	→	אָהֵב H0157H to love: friend
the rich	→	עָשִׁיר H6223 rich

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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