Proverbs 17:21 Go deeper

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

יֹלֵ֣דyo.Led[one who] begets

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

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

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Proverbs 17:21 word 1

כְּ֭סִילKe.sila fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

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

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 17:21 word 2

לְת֣וּגָהle.Tu.gahto grief

Lemma: תּוּגָה (tu.gah) · Strong's: H8424

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

Meaning: grief

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 119:28, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 14:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8424; TAHOT Proverbs 17:21 word 3

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and 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 17:21 word 4

יִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyis.Machhe rejoices

Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to rejoice

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Proverbs 17:21 word 5

אֲבִ֣י'a.Vi[the] father of

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:21 word 6

נָבָֽל\׃na.Vala fool

Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5036

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

Meaning: foolish

Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:6, Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 3:33, 2 Samuel 13:13, Job 2:10, Job 30:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5036; TAHOT Proverbs 17:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A man fathers	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
to his own grief	→	תּוּגָה H8424 grief
the father	→	אָב H0001G father
of a fool	→	נָבָל H5036 foolish
has no	→	לֹא H3808 not
joy	→	שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice

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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