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A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַתָּ֣ןma.Tan[the] gift of

Lemma: מַתָּן (mat.tan) · Strong's: H4976

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

Meaning: gift

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 34:12, Numbers 18:11, Proverbs 19:6, Proverbs 21:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4976; TAHOT Proverbs 18:16 word 1

אָ֭דָם'A.doma person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:16 word 2

יַרְחִ֣יבyar.Chivit makes space

Lemma: רָחַב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7337

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to enlarge

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 26:22, Exodus 34:24, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 19:8, Deuteronomy 33:20, 1 Samuel 2:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7337; TAHOT Proverbs 18:16 word 3

וְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.Neiand <to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:16 word 4

גְדֹלִ֣יםge.do.Limgreat [people]

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

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

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Proverbs 18:16 word 5

יַנְחֶֽנּוּ\׃yan.Che.nuit leads him

Lemma: נָחָה (na.chah) · Strong's: H5148

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to lead

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 32:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5148; TAHOT Proverbs 18:16 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

A man’s	→	אָדָם H0120G man
gift	→	מַתָּן H4976 gift
opens doors	→	רָחַב H7337 to enlarge
for him	→
and brings him	→	נָחָה H5148 to lead
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
great men	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large

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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