Proverbs 18:2 Go deeper

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 18:2 word 1

יַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.Potzhe delights

Lemma: חָפֵץ (cha.phets) · Strong's: H2654A

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

Meaning: to delight in

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Numbers 14:8, Deuteronomy 21:14, Deuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:8, Judges 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2654A; TAHOT Proverbs 18:2 word 2

כְּ֭סִילKe.sila fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

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

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 18:2 word 3

בִּתְבוּנָ֑הbit.vu.Nahin understanding

Lemma: תְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) · Strong's: H8394

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

Meaning: understanding

Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 36:1, Deuteronomy 32:28, 1 Kings 4:29, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8394; TAHOT Proverbs 18:2 word 4

כִּ֝֗יKithat

Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: that if: except

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Proverbs 18:2 word 5

אִֽם\־'im-except

Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: except

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Proverbs 18:2 word 6

בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbe.hit.ga.Lotin revealing itself

Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540H

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)

Meaning: to reveal: reveal

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 35:7, Deuteronomy 29:29, Ruth 4:4, 1 Samuel 2:27, 1 Samuel 3:7, 1 Samuel 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1540H; TAHOT Proverbs 18:2 word 7

לִבּֽוֹ\׃li.Boheart his

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 18:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
delight	→	חָפֵץ H2654A to delight in
in understanding	→	תְּבוּנָה H8394 understanding
but only	→	כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except
. . .	→	[כִּי] אם H0518B if: except
in airing	→	גָּלָה H1540H to reveal: reveal
his opinions	→	לֵב H3820A heart

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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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