Proverbs 15:16 Go deeper

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

טוֹב\־tov-[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 15:16 word 1

מְ֭עַטMe.'ata little

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

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

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Proverbs 15:16 word 2

בְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'Atwith [the] fear of

Lemma: יִרְאָה (yir.ah) · Strong's: H3374

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

Meaning: fear

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 20:11, Exodus 20:20, Deuteronomy 2:25, 2 Samuel 23:3, 2 Chronicles 19:9, Nehemiah 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3374; TAHOT Proverbs 15:16 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 15:16 word 4

מֵאוֹצָ֥רme.'o.Tzarmore than treasure

Lemma: אוֹצָר (o.tsar) · Strong's: H0214

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

Meaning: treasure

Used 79 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 32:34, Joshua 6:19, Joshua 6:24, 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0214; TAHOT Proverbs 15:16 word 5

רָ֝֗בRavgreat

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

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

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 15:16 word 6

וּמְה֥וּמָהu.me.Hu.mahand turmoil

Lemma: מְהוּמָה (me.hu.mah) · Strong's: H4103

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

Meaning: tumult

Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:23, Deuteronomy 28:20, 1 Samuel 5:9, 1 Samuel 5:11, 1 Samuel 14:20, 2 Chronicles 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4103; TAHOT Proverbs 15:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
a little	→	מְעַט H4592 little
with the fear	→	יִרְאָה H3374 fear
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
than great	→	רַב H7227A many
treasure	→	אוֹצָר H0214 treasure
with turmoil	→	מְהוּמָה H4103 tumult

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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