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Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. (KJV)

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צוּף\־tzuf-[are] a honeycomb of

Lemma: צוּף (tsuph) · Strong's: H6688

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

Meaning: honeycomb

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 19:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6688; TAHOT Proverbs 16:24 word 1

דְּ֭בַשׁDe.vashhoney

Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706

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

Meaning: honey

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Proverbs 16:24 word 2

אִמְרֵי\־'im.rei-words of

Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561

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

Meaning: word

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Proverbs 16:24 word 3

נֹ֑עַםNo.'amkindness

Lemma: נֹ֫עַם (no.am) · Strong's: H5278

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

Meaning: pleasantness

Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 27:4, Psalms 90:17, Proverbs 3:17, Proverbs 15:26, Zechariah 11:7, Zechariah 11:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5278; TAHOT Proverbs 16:24 word 4

מָת֥וֹקma.Toka sweet [thing]

Lemma: מָתוֹק (ma.toq) · Strong's: H4966

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

Meaning: sweet

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 14:14, Judges 14:18, Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 27:7, Ecclesiastes 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4966; TAHOT Proverbs 16:24 word 5

לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁLa.ne.feshto the soul

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:24 word 6

וּמַרְפֵּ֥אu.mar.Pe'and healing

Lemma: מַרְפֵּא (mar.pe) · Strong's: H4832

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

Meaning: healing

Used 16 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 21:18, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Proverbs 4:22, Proverbs 6:15, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 13:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4832; TAHOT Proverbs 16:24 word 7

לָעָֽצֶם\׃la.'A.tzemto the bone[s]

Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106I

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

Meaning: bone: body

Used 2 times. Also: Lamentations 4:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6106I; TAHOT Proverbs 16:24 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Pleasant	→	נֹ֫עַם H5278 pleasantness
words	→	אֵמֶר H0561 word
are a honeycomb	→	צוּף H6688 honeycomb
. . .	→	דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey
sweet	→	מָתוֹק H4966 sweet
to the soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
and healing	→	מַרְפֵּא H4832 healing
to the bones	→	עֶ֫צֶם H6106I bone: body

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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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