Proverbs 16:14 Go deeper

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. (KJV)

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חֲמַת\־cha.mat-[the] rage of

Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534

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

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 16:14 word 1

מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekha king

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

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

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 16:14 word 2

מַלְאֲכֵי\־mal.'a.khei-[is] messengers of

Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: messenger

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 32:6, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4397G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:14 word 3

מָ֑וֶתMa.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

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

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Proverbs 16:14 word 4

וְאִ֖ישׁve.'Ishand a person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

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 16:14 word 5

חָכָ֣םcha.Khamwise

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

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

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 16:14 word 6

יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה\׃ye.khap.pe.Re.nahhe covers it

Lemma: כִּפֶּר (ki.pher) · Strong's: H3722A

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

Meaning: to atone

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 32:20, Exodus 29:33, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3722A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:14 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The wrath	→	חֵמָה H2534 rage
of a king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
is a messenger	→	מַלְאָךְ H4397G messenger
of death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death
but a wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
will pacify it	→	כִּפֶּר H3722A to atone

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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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