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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)

Hebrew words tap a word

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

All attributions

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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