Proverbs 18:1 Go deeper

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. (KJV)

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לְֽ֭תַאֲוָהLe.ta.'a.vah<to> desire

Lemma: תַּאֲוָה (ta.a.vah) · Strong's: H8378

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

Meaning: desire

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Numbers 11:4, Job 33:20, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 10:17, Psalms 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8378; TAHOT Proverbs 18:1 word 1

יְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.Keshhe seeks

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

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 18:1 word 2

נִפְרָ֑דnif.Rad[one who] separates himself

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

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

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 18:1 word 3

בְּכָל\־be.kholon all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 18:1 word 4

תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.Yahsound wisdom

Lemma: תּוּשִׁיָּה (tu.shiy.yah) · Strong's: H8454

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

Meaning: wisdom

Used 11 times. Also: Job 5:12, Job 6:13, Job 11:6, Job 12:16, Job 26:3, Proverbs 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8454; TAHOT Proverbs 18:1 word 5

יִתְגַּלָּֽע\׃yit.ga.La'he bursts out

Lemma: גָּלַע (ga.la) · Strong's: H1566

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to quarrel

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1566; TAHOT Proverbs 18:1 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He who isolates himself	→	פָּרַד H6504 to separate
pursues	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
selfish desires	→	תַּאֲוָה H8378 desire
he rebels	→	גָּלַע H1566 to quarrel
against all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
sound judgment	→	תּוּשִׁיָּה H8454 wisdom

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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