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A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. (KJV)

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מַֽעֲנֶה\־ma.'a.neh-an answer

Lemma: מַעֲנֶה (ma.a.neh) · Strong's: H4617

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

Meaning: answer

Used 7 times. Also: Job 32:3, Job 32:5, Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:4, Micah 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4617; TAHOT Proverbs 15:1 word 1

רַּ֭ךְrakhsoft

Lemma: רַךְ (rakh) · Strong's: H7390

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

Meaning: tender

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 18:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 33:13, Deuteronomy 20:8, Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7390; TAHOT Proverbs 15:1 word 2

יָשִׁ֣יבya.Shivit turns away

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to return: turn back

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Proverbs 15:1 word 3

חֵמָ֑הche.Mahrage

Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: rage

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT Proverbs 15:1 word 4

וּדְבַר\־u.de.var-and a word of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:1 word 5

עֶ֝֗צֶב'E.tzevhurt

Lemma: עֶ֫צֶב (e.tsev) · Strong's: H6089A

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

Meaning: toil

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Psalms 127:2, Proverbs 5:10, Proverbs 10:22, Proverbs 14:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6089A; TAHOT Proverbs 15:1 word 6

יַעֲלֶה\־ya.'a.leh-it raises

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: establish

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT Proverbs 15:1 word 7

אָֽף\׃'Afanger

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

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

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:1 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A gentle	→	רַךְ H7390 tender
answer	→	מַעֲנֶה H4617 answer
turns away	→	שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back
wrath	→	חֵמָה H2534 rage
but a harsh	→	עֶ֫צֶב H6089A toil
word	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
stirs up	→	עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish
anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger

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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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