Proverbs 15:30 Go deeper
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The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat. (KJV)
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מְֽאוֹר\־me.'or-light of
Lemma: מָאוֹר (ma.or) · Strong's: H3974
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: light
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:16, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 35:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3974; TAHOT Proverbs 15:30 word 1
עֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimeyes
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 15:30 word 2
יְשַׂמַּֽח\־ye.sa.mach-it makes glad
Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Proverbs 15:30 word 3
לֵ֑בLeva heart
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 15:30 word 4
שְׁמוּעָ֥הshe.mu.'Aha report
Lemma: שְׁמוּעָה (she.mu.ah) · Strong's: H8052
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tidings
Used 27 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:24, 1 Samuel 4:19, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 13:30, 1 Kings 2:28, 1 Kings 10:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8052; TAHOT Proverbs 15:30 word 5
ט֝וֹבָ֗הto.Vahgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
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 15:30 word 6
תְּדַשֶּׁן\־te.da.shen-it fattens
Lemma: דָּשֵׁן (da.shen) · Strong's: H1878
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)
Meaning: to prosper
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 27:3, Numbers 4:13, Deuteronomy 31:20, Psalms 20:3, Psalms 23:5, Proverbs 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1878; TAHOT Proverbs 15:30 word 7
עָֽצֶם\׃'A.tzem[the] bone[s]
Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bone
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 29:14, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 13:19, Numbers 9:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6106G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:30 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The light | → | מָאוֹר H3974 light |
| of the eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| cheers | → | שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice |
| the heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| [and] good | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| news | → | שְׁמוּעָה H8052 tidings |
| nourishes | → | דָּשֵׁן H1878 to prosper |
| the bones | → | עֶ֫צֶם H6106G bone |
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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