Proverbs 15:18 Go deeper

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. (KJV)

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אִ֣ישׁ'isha person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:18 word 1

חֵ֭מָהChe.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 15:18 word 2

יְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.Rehhe stirs up

Lemma: גָּרָה (ga.rah) · Strong's: H1624

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to stir up

Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:5, Deuteronomy 2:9, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:24, 2 Kings 14:10, 2 Chronicles 25:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1624; TAHOT Proverbs 15:18 word 3

מָד֑וֹןma.Donstrife

Lemma: מָדוֹן (ma.don) · Strong's: H4066

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

Meaning: strife

Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 80:6, Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 22:10, Proverbs 26:20, Proverbs 28:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4066; TAHOT Proverbs 15:18 word 4

וְאֶ֥רֶךve.'E.rekhand a [person] long of

Lemma: אָרֵךְ (a.rekh) · Strong's: H0750

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

Meaning: slow

Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 34:6, Numbers 14:18, Nehemiah 9:17, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 103:8, Psalms 145:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0750; TAHOT Proverbs 15:18 word 5

אַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimanger<s>

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)

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 15:18 word 6

יַשְׁקִ֥יטyash.Kithe makes quiet

Lemma: שָׁקַט (sha.qat) · Strong's: H8252

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

Meaning: to quiet

Used 40 times. Also: Joshua 11:23, Joshua 14:15, Judges 3:11, Judges 3:30, Judges 5:31, Judges 8:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8252; TAHOT Proverbs 15:18 word 7

רִֽיב\׃Riva dispute

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379

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

Meaning: strife

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Proverbs 15:18 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A hot-tempered	→	חֵמָה H2534 rage
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
stirs up	→	גָּרָה H1624 to stir up
strife	→	מָדוֹן H4066 strife
but he who is slow	→	אָרֵךְ H0750 slow
to anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
calms	→	שָׁקַט H8252 to quiet
dispute	→	רִיב H7379 strife

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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