Proverbs 17:18 Go deeper

A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. (KJV)

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אָדָ֣ם'a.Dama person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:18 word 1

חֲסַר\־cha.sar-lacking of

Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2638

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: lacking

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:15, 2 Samuel 3:29, 1 Kings 11:22, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 7:7, Proverbs 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2638; TAHOT Proverbs 17:18 word 2

לֵ֭בlevheart

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 17:18 word 3

תּוֹקֵ֣עַto.Ke.a'[is] striking

Lemma: תָּקַע (ta.qa) · Strong's: H8628

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

Meaning: to blow

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Exodus 10:19, Numbers 10:3, Numbers 10:4, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8628; TAHOT Proverbs 17:18 word 4

כָּ֑ףKafa palm

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

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

Meaning: palm

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:18 word 5

עֹרֵ֥ב'o.Rev[is] pledging

Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148

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

Meaning: to pledge

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 17:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Proverbs 17:18 word 6

עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה'a.ru.Baha pledge

Lemma: עֲרֻבָּה (a.rub.bah) · Strong's: H6161

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

Meaning: pledge

Used 2 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6161; TAHOT Proverbs 17:18 word 7

לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

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

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Proverbs 17:18 word 8

רֵעֵֽהוּ\׃re.'E.huneighbor his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Proverbs 17:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

A man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
lacking	→	חָסֵר H2638 lacking
judgment	→	לֵב H3820A heart
strikes	→	תָּקַע H8628 to blow
hands in pledge	→	כַּף H3709G palm
and puts up security	→	עָרַב H6148 to pledge
. . .	→	עֲרֻבָּה H6161 pledge
for	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
his neighbor	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor

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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