Proverbs 17:9 Go deeper

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מְֽכַסֶּה\־me.kha.seh-[one who] conceals

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Proverbs 17:9 word 1

פֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'a transgression

Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588

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

Meaning: transgression

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Proverbs 17:9 word 2

מְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.Kesh[is] seeking

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Proverbs 17:9 word 3

אַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.Vahlove

Lemma: אַהֲבָה (a.ha.vah) · Strong's: H0160

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

Meaning: love

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:20, Deuteronomy 7:8, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 20:17, 2 Samuel 1:26, 2 Samuel 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0160; TAHOT Proverbs 17:9 word 4

וְשֹׁנֶ֥הve.sho.Nehand [one who] repeats

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.nah) · Strong's: H8138B

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

Meaning: to repeat

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, 1 Samuel 26:8, 2 Samuel 20:10, 1 Kings 18:34, Nehemiah 13:21, Job 29:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8138B; TAHOT Proverbs 17:9 word 5

בְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.Var<in> a matter

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

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

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Proverbs 17:9 word 6

מַפְרִ֥ידmaf.Rid[is] separating

Lemma: פָּרַד (pa.rad) · Strong's: H6504

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to separate

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6504; TAHOT Proverbs 17:9 word 7

אַלּֽוּף\׃'a.Lufa close friend

Lemma: אַלּוּף (al.luph) · Strong's: H0441A

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

Meaning: tame

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 55:13, Psalms 144:14, Proverbs 2:17, Proverbs 16:28, Jeremiah 3:4, Jeremiah 11:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0441A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:9 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Whoever conceals	→	כָּסָה H3680 to cover
an offense	→	פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression
promotes	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
love	→	אַהֲבָה H0160 love
but he who brings it up	→	שָׁנָה H8138B to repeat
. . .	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
separates	→	פָּרַד H6504 to separate
friends	→	אַלּוּף H0441A tame

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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