Proverbs 17:22 Go deeper

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. (KJV)

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לֵ֣בleva heart

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 17:22 word 1

שָׂ֭מֵחַSa.me.achjoyful

Lemma: שָׂמֵחַ (sa.me.ach) · Strong's: H8056

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

Meaning: glad

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 16:15, 1 Kings 1:40, 1 Kings 1:45, 1 Kings 4:20, 1 Kings 8:66, 2 Kings 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8056; TAHOT Proverbs 17:22 word 2

יֵיטִ֣בyei.Tivit makes good

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Proverbs 17:22 word 3

גֵּהָ֑הge.Hahhealing

Lemma: גֵּהָה (ge.hah) · Strong's: H1456

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

Meaning: cure

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1456; TAHOT Proverbs 17:22 word 4

וְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achand a spirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

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

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:22 word 5

נְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'Ahstricken

Lemma: נָכֵא (na.khe) · Strong's: H5218B

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

Meaning: stricken

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 18:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5218B; TAHOT Proverbs 17:22 word 6

תְּיַבֶּשׁ\־te.ya.besh-it dries up

Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: to wither

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Proverbs 17:22 word 7

גָּֽרֶם\׃Ga.rembone[s]

Lemma: גֶּ֫רֶם (ge.rem) · Strong's: H1634

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

Meaning: bone

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 49:14, 2 Kings 9:13, Job 40:18, Proverbs 25:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1634; TAHOT Proverbs 17:22 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A joyful	→	שָׂמֵחַ H8056 glad
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
is good	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
medicine	→	גֵּהָה H1456 cure
but a broken	→	נָכֵא H5218B stricken
spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
dries up	→	יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither
the bones	→	גֶּ֫רֶם H1634 bone

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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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