Proverbs 17:27 Go deeper

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. (KJV)

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חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְcho.Sekh[one who] restrains

Lemma: חָשַׂךְ (cha.sakh) · Strong's: H2820

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

Meaning: to withhold

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 39:9, 1 Samuel 25:39, 2 Samuel 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2820; TAHOT Proverbs 17:27 word 1

אֲ֭מָרָיו'A.ma.ravwords his

Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561

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

Meaning: word

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Proverbs 17:27 word 2

יוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'[is] knowing

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

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

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 17:27 word 3

דָּ֑עַתDa.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

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

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 17:27 word 4

ר֝֗וּחַRu.achspirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307J

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

Meaning: spirit: temper

Used 10 times. Also: Judges 8:3, 2 Chronicles 21:16, Job 21:4, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 25:28, Proverbs 29:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307J; TAHOT Proverbs 17:27 word 5

אִ֣ישׁ'ish[is] a person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:27 word 6

תְּבוּנָֽה\׃te.vu.Nahunderstanding

Lemma: תְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) · Strong's: H8394

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

Meaning: understanding

Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 36:1, Deuteronomy 32:28, 1 Kings 4:29, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8394; TAHOT Proverbs 17:27 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A man of knowledge	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
. . .	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
restrains	→	חָשַׂךְ H2820 to withhold
his words	→	אֵמֶר H0561 word
and a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
of understanding	→	תְּבוּנָה H8394 understanding
maintains a calm	→	קַר H7119 cool
spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307J spirit: temper

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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