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Hell and destruction are before the LORD : how much more then the hearts of the children of men? (KJV)
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שְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olSheol
Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hell: Sheol
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Proverbs 15:11 word 1
וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹןVa.'a.va.donand Abaddon
Lemma: אֲבַדּוֹן (a.vad.don) · Strong's: H0011
Parsing: Noun · Title · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNtfsa)
Meaning: Abaddon
Used 5 times. Also: Job 26:6, Job 28:22, Job 31:12, Psalms 88:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0011; TAHOT Proverbs 15:11 word 2
נֶ֣גֶדNe.ged[are] before
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: before
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Proverbs 15:11 word 3
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:11 word 4
אַ֝֗ף'Afindeed?
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: also
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Proverbs 15:11 word 5
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 15:11 word 6
לִבּ֥וֹתli.Bot[the] hearts of
Lemma: לִבָּה (lib.bah) · Strong's: H3826
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: heart
Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 7:9, Psalms 125:4, Proverbs 17:3, Proverbs 21:2, Proverbs 24:12, Ezekiel 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3826; TAHOT Proverbs 15:11 word 7
בְּֽנֵי\־be.nei-[the] children of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 15:11 word 8
אָדָֽם\׃'a.Damhumankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:11 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Sheol | → | שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol |
| and Abaddon | → | אֲבַדּוֹן H0011 Abaddon |
| lie open before | → | נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| how much more | → | אַף H0637 also |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the hearts | → | לִבָּה H3826 heart |
| of men | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
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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