Proverbs 16:12 Go deeper

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. (KJV)

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תּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.Vat[is] an abomination of

Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441

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

Meaning: abomination

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Proverbs 16:12 word 1

מְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimkings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:12 word 2

עֲשׂ֣וֹתa.Sotto do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:12 word 3

רֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'wickedness

Lemma: רֶ֫שַׁע (re.sah) · Strong's: H7562

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

Meaning: wickedness

Used 30 times. Also: Deuteronomy 9:27, 1 Samuel 24:13, Job 34:8, Job 34:10, Job 35:8, Psalms 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7562; TAHOT Proverbs 16:12 word 4

כִּ֥יkifor

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 16:12 word 5

בִ֝צְדָקָ֗הvitz.da.Kahby righteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

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

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Proverbs 16:12 word 6

יִכּ֥וֹןyi.Konit is established

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to establish: establish

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:12 word 7

כִּסֵּֽא\׃ki.Se'a throne

Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678G

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

Meaning: throne

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 17:18, Judges 3:20, 1 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3678G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Wicked	→	רֶ֫שַׁע H7562 wickedness
behavior	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
is detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
for kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
a throne	→	כִּסֵּא H3678G throne
is established	→	כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish
through righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness

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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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