Proverbs 14:28 Go deeper

In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. (KJV)

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בְּרָב\־be.rov-[is] in [the] multitude of

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Proverbs 14:28 word 1

עָ֥ם'ama people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:28 word 2

הַדְרַת\־had.rat-[the] glory of

Lemma: הֲדָרָה (ha.da.rah) · Strong's: H1927

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

Meaning: adornment

Used 5 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:29, 2 Chronicles 20:21, Psalms 29:2, Psalms 96:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1927; TAHOT Proverbs 14:28 word 3

מֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekha king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 14:28 word 4

וּבְאֶ֥פֶסu.ve.'E.fesand in not

Lemma: אֶ֫פֶס (e.phes) · Strong's: H0657A

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

Meaning: end

Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 13:28, Numbers 22:35, Numbers 23:13, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 32:36, Deuteronomy 33:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0657A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:28 word 5

לְ֝אֹ֗םle.'Oma people

Lemma: לְאֹם (le.om) · Strong's: H3816

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

Meaning: people

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3816; TAHOT Proverbs 14:28 word 6

מְחִתַּ֥תme.chi.Tat[the] ruin of

Lemma: מְחִתָּה (me.chit.tah) · Strong's: H4288

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

Meaning: terror

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 89:40, Proverbs 10:14, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 10:29, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4288; TAHOT Proverbs 14:28 word 7

רָזֽוֹן\׃ra.Zona ruler

Lemma: רָזוֹן (ra.zon) · Strong's: H7333

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

Meaning: prince

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7333; TAHOT Proverbs 14:28 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A large	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
population	→	עַם H5971A people
is a king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
splendor	→	הֲדָרָה H1927 adornment
but a lack	→	אֶ֫פֶס H0657A end
of subjects	→	לְאֹם H3816 people
is a prince’s	→	רָזוֹן H7333 prince
ruin	→	מְחִתָּה H4288 terror

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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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