Proverbs 16:26 Go deeper

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. (KJV)

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נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] appetite of

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L

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

Meaning: soul: appetite

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Proverbs 16:26 word 1

עָ֭מֵל'A.mela laborer

Lemma: עָמֵל (a.mel) · Strong's: H6001A

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

Meaning: labour(er)

Used 4 times. Also: Judges 5:26, Job 3:20, Job 20:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6001A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:26 word 2

עָ֣מְלָה'A.me.lahit labors

Lemma: עָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5998

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to toil

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 127:1, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 2:20, Ecclesiastes 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5998; TAHOT Proverbs 16:26 word 3

כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 16:26 word 4

אָכַ֖ף'a.Khafit presses

Lemma: אָכַף (a.khaph) · Strong's: H0404

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to crave

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0404; TAHOT Proverbs 16:26 word 5

עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavon him

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:26 word 6

פִּֽיהוּ\׃Pi.humouth his

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:26 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A worker’s	→	עָמֵל H6001A labour(er)
appetite	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite
works	→	עָמַל H5998 to toil
for him	→
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
his hunger	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
drives him	→	אָכַף H0404 to crave
onward	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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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