Proverbs 16:5 Go deeper
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Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD : though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. (KJV)
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תּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.Vat[is] [the] abomination of
Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: abomination
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Proverbs 16:5 word 1
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:5 word 2
כָּל\־kol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 16:5 word 3
גְּבַהּ\־ge.vah-[person] haughty of
Lemma: גָּבֹהַּ (ga.vo.ah) · Strong's: H1364
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: high
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 28:52, 1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 16:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1364; TAHOT Proverbs 16:5 word 4
לֵ֑בLevheart
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:5 word 5
יָ֥דyadhand
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027V
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hand: certainly
Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 11:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027V; TAHOT Proverbs 16:5 word 6
לְ֝יָ֗דle.Yadto hand
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027V
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hand: certainly
Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 11:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027V; TAHOT Proverbs 16:5 word 7
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 16:5 word 8
יִנָּקֶֽה\׃yi.na.Kehhe will go unpunished
Lemma: נָקָה (na.qah) · Strong's: H5352
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to clear
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:41, Exodus 20:7, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5352; TAHOT Proverbs 16:5 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Everyone | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| [who is] proud | → | גָּבֹהַּ H1364 high |
| in heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| is detestable | → | תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| be assured that | → | יָד H3027V hand: certainly |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027V hand: certainly |
| he will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| go unpunished | → | נָקָה H5352 to clear |
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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