Proverbs 18:14 Go deeper

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? (KJV)

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רֽוּחַ\־Ru.ach-[the] spirit of

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

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

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 18:14 word 1

אִ֭ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

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 18:14 word 2

יְכַלְכֵּ֣לye.khal.Kelit will endure

Lemma: כּוּל (kul) · Strong's: H3557

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

Meaning: to sustain

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 50:21, Ruth 4:15, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3557; TAHOT Proverbs 18:14 word 3

מַחֲלֵ֑הוּma.cha.Le.husickness his

Lemma: מַחֲלֶה (ma.cha.leh) · Strong's: H4245A

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

Meaning: sickness

Used 2 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 21:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4245A; TAHOT Proverbs 18:14 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 18:14 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 17:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5218B; TAHOT Proverbs 18:14 word 6

מִ֣יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Proverbs 18:14 word 7

יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה\׃yi.sa.'E.nahwill he bear it

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to lift: bear

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Proverbs 18:14 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
of a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
can endure	→	כּוּל H3557 to sustain
his sickness	→	מַחֲלֶה H4245A sickness
but who	→	מִי H4310 who?
can survive	→	נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear
a broken	→	נָכֵא H5218B stricken
spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit

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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