Proverbs 17:1 Go deeper

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. (KJV)

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ט֤וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:1 word 1

פַּ֣תpata morsel

Lemma: פַּת (pat) · Strong's: H6595A

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

Meaning: morsel

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 18:5, Leviticus 2:6, Leviticus 6:21, Judges 19:5, Ruth 2:14, 1 Samuel 2:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6595A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:1 word 2

חֲ֭רֵבָהCha.re.vahdry

Lemma: חָרֵב (cha.rev) · Strong's: H2720A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: dry

Used 2 times. Also: Leviticus 7:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2720A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:1 word 3

וְשַׁלְוָה\־ve.shal.vah-and quietness

Lemma: שַׁלְוָה (shal.vah) · Strong's: H7962

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

Meaning: ease

Used 8 times. Also: Psalms 122:7, Proverbs 1:32, Jeremiah 22:21, Ezekiel 16:49, Daniel 8:25, Daniel 11:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7962; TAHOT Proverbs 17:1 word 4

מִ֝בַּ֗יִתmi.Ba.yitmore than a house

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Proverbs 17:1 word 5

מָלֵ֥אma.Le'full

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4392

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

Meaning: full

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 23:9, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:22, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4392; TAHOT Proverbs 17:1 word 6

זִבְחֵי\־ziv.chei-sacrifices of

Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2077

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

Meaning: sacrifice

Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 18:12, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2077; TAHOT Proverbs 17:1 word 7

רִֽיב\׃Rivstrife

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379

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

Meaning: strife

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Proverbs 17:1 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
a dry	→	חָרֵב H2720A dry
morsel	→	פַּת H6595A morsel
in quietness	→	שַׁלְוָה H7962 ease
than a house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
full of	→	מָלֵא H4392 full
feasting	→	זֶ֫בַח H2077 sacrifice
with strife	→	רִיב H7379 strife

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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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