Proverbs 16:15 Go deeper

In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. (KJV)

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בְּאוֹר\־be.'or-[is] in [the] light of

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Proverbs 16:15 word 1

פְּנֵי\־pe.nei-[the] face of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

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

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:15 word 2

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 16:15 word 3

חַיִּ֑יםchai.Yimlife

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

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

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 16:15 word 4

וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.Noand favor his

Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522

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

Meaning: acceptance

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Proverbs 16:15 word 5

כְּעָ֣בke.'Av[is] like a cloud of

Lemma: עָב (av) · Strong's: H5645

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

Meaning: cloud

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 19:9, Judges 5:4, 2 Samuel 22:12, 2 Samuel 23:4, 1 Kings 18:44, 1 Kings 18:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5645; TAHOT Proverbs 16:15 word 6

מַלְקֽוֹשׁ\׃mal.Ko.oshspring rain

Lemma: מַלְקוֹשׁ (mal.qosh) · Strong's: H4456

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

Meaning: spring rain

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:14, Job 29:23, Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 5:24, Hosea 6:3, Joel 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4456; TAHOT Proverbs 16:15 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

When a king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
face	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
brightens	→	אוֹר H0216 light
there is life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
his favor	→	רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance
is like a rain cloud	→	עָב H5645 cloud
in spring	→	מַלְקוֹשׁ H4456 spring rain

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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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