Proverbs 17:6 Go deeper

Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.ret[are the] crown of

Lemma: עֲטָרָה (a.ta.rah) · Strong's: H5850

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

Meaning: crown

Used 23 times. Also: 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2, Esther 8:15, Job 19:9, Job 31:36, Psalms 21:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5850; TAHOT Proverbs 17:6 word 1

זְ֭קֵנִיםZe.ke.nimold [people]

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: old

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 43:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205H; TAHOT Proverbs 17:6 word 2

בְּנֵ֣יbe.Neichildren of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

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

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:6 word 3

בָנִ֑יםva.Nimchildren

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

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

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:6 word 4

וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶתve.tif.'E.retand [are the] honor of

Lemma: תִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) · Strong's: H8597

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

Meaning: beauty

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:40, Deuteronomy 26:19, Judges 4:9, 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8597; TAHOT Proverbs 17:6 word 5

בָּנִ֣יםba.Nimchildren

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:6 word 6

אֲבוֹתָֽם\׃'a.vo.Tamparents their

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

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 17:6 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Grandchildren	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
are the crown	→	עֲטָרָה H5850 crown
of the aged	→	זָקֵן H2205H old
and the glory	→	תִּפְאָרָה H8597 beauty
of a son	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
is his father	→	אָב H0001G father

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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