Proverbs 16:30 Go deeper
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He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. (KJV)
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עֹצֶ֣ה'o.Tzeh[one who] shuts
Lemma: עָצָה (a.tsah) · Strong's: H6095
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to shut
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6095; TAHOT Proverbs 16:30 word 1
עֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.naveyes his
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:30 word 2
לַחְשֹׁ֣בlach.Shoto devise
Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to devise: devise
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 50:20, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 14:13, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:6, Esther 9:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2803I; TAHOT Proverbs 16:30 word 3
תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹתtah.pu.Khotperverse things
Lemma: תַּהְפֻּכָה (tah.pu.khah) · Strong's: H8419
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: perversity
Used 10 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:20, Proverbs 2:12, Proverbs 2:14, Proverbs 6:14, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 10:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8419; TAHOT Proverbs 16:30 word 4
קֹרֵ֥ץko.Retz[one who] purses
Lemma: קָרַץ (qa.rats) · Strong's: H7169
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to wink
Used 5 times. Also: Job 33:6, Psalms 35:19, Proverbs 6:13, Proverbs 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7169; TAHOT Proverbs 16:30 word 5
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tavlips his
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: lips
Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:30 word 6
כִּלָּ֥הki.Lahhe accomplishes
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to end: decides
Used 10 times. Also: 1 Samuel 20:7, 1 Samuel 20:9, 1 Samuel 20:33, 1 Samuel 25:17, 2 Samuel 13:39, Esther 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615I; TAHOT Proverbs 16:30 word 7
רָעָֽה\׃ra.'Ahevil
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress: evil
Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Proverbs 16:30 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He who winks | → | עָצָה H6095 to shut |
| his eye | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| devises | → | חָשַׁב H2803I to devise: devise |
| perversity | → | תַּהְפֻּכָה H8419 perversity |
| he who purses | → | קָרַץ H7169 to wink |
| his lips | → | שָׂפָה H8193G lips |
| is bent on | → | כָּלָה H3615I to end: decides |
| evil | → | רָעָה H7451I distress: evil |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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