Proverbs 17:14 Go deeper

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The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

פּ֣וֹטֵֽרPo.ter[is one who] lets out

Lemma: פָּטַר (pa.tar) · Strong's: H6362

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to separate

Used 8 times. Also: 1 Samuel 19:10, 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35, 2 Chronicles 23:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6362; TAHOT Proverbs 17:14 word 1

מַ֭יִםMa.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:14 word 2

רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit[the] beginning of

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225G

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

Meaning: first: beginning

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 49:3, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 23:10, Numbers 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:14 word 3

מָד֑וֹןma.Donstrife

Lemma: מָדוֹן (ma.don) · Strong's: H4066

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

Meaning: strife

Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 80:6, Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 22:10, Proverbs 26:20, Proverbs 28:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4066; TAHOT Proverbs 17:14 word 4

וְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.Neiand <to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:14 word 5

הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗עhit.ga.La'it has broken out

Lemma: גָּלַע (ga.la) · Strong's: H1566

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtp3ms)

Meaning: to quarrel

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 18:1, Proverbs 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1566; TAHOT Proverbs 17:14 word 6

הָרִ֥יבha.Rivthe dispute

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 17:14 word 7

נְטֽוֹשׁ\׃ne.To.oshabandon

Lemma: נָטַשׁ (na.tash) · Strong's: H5203

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to leave

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 31:28, Exodus 23:11, Numbers 11:31, Deuteronomy 32:15, Judges 6:13, Judges 15:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5203; TAHOT Proverbs 17:14 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

To start	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225G first: beginning
a quarrel	→	מָדוֹן H4066 strife
is to release	→	פָּטַר H6362 to separate
a flood	→	מַי H4325G water
so abandon	→	נָטַשׁ H5203 to leave
the dispute	→	רִיב H7379 strife
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
it breaks out	→	גָּלַע H1566 to quarrel

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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