Proverbs 18:23 Go deeper

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

תַּחֲנוּנִ֥יםta.cha.nu.Nimsupplications

Lemma: תַּחֲנוּן (ta.cha.nun) · Strong's: H8469

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: supplication

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 6:21, Job 41:3, Psalms 28:2, Psalms 28:6, Psalms 31:22, Psalms 86:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8469; TAHOT Proverbs 18:23 word 1

יְדַבֶּר\־ye.da.ber-he speaks

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

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

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:23 word 2

רָ֑שׁRasha poor [person]

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

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

Meaning: be poor

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:3, 2 Samuel 12:4, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 82:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7326; TAHOT Proverbs 18:23 word 3

וְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירve.'a.Shirand a rich [person]

Lemma: עָשִׁיר (a.shir) · Strong's: H6223

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: rich

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:15, Ruth 3:10, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:2, 2 Samuel 12:4, Job 27:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6223; TAHOT Proverbs 18:23 word 4

יַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.Nehhe answers

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

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

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Proverbs 18:23 word 5

עַזּֽוֹת\׃a.Zotstrong [words]

Lemma: עַז (az) · Strong's: H5794

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)

Meaning: strong

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 13:28, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 28:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5794; TAHOT Proverbs 18:23 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The poor man	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor
pleads for mercy	→	תַּחֲנוּן H8469 supplication
. . .	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
but the rich man	→	עָשִׁיר H6223 rich
answers	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
harshly	→	עַז H5794 strong

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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