Proverbs 18:4 Go deeper

The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַ֣יִםMa.yim[are] waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:4 word 1

עֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimdeep

Lemma: עָמֹק (a.moq) · Strong's: H6013

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

Meaning: deep

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6013; TAHOT Proverbs 18:4 word 2

דִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.Rei[the] words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:4 word 3

פִי\־fi-[the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:4 word 4

אִ֑ישׁ'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 18:4 word 5

נַ֥חַלNa.chala wadi

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158A

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

Meaning: torrent: river

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 32:23, Leviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158A; TAHOT Proverbs 18:4 word 6

נֹ֝בֵ֗עַno.Ve.a'flowing

Lemma: נָבַע (na.va) · Strong's: H5042

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

Meaning: to bubble

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 19:2, Psalms 59:7, Psalms 78:2, Psalms 94:4, Psalms 119:171, Psalms 145:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5042; TAHOT Proverbs 18:4 word 7

מְק֣וֹרme.Kora fountain of

Lemma: מָקוֹר (ma.qor) · Strong's: H4726

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

Meaning: fountain

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 20:18, Psalms 36:9, Psalms 68:26, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 10:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4726; TAHOT Proverbs 18:4 word 8

חָכְמָֽה\׃chokh.mahwisdom

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

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

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Proverbs 18:4 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
of a man’s	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
are deep	→	עָמֹק H6013 deep
waters	→	מַי H4325G water
the fountain	→	מָקוֹר H4726 fountain
of wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
is a bubbling	→	נָבַע H5042 to bubble
brook	→	נַ֫חַל H5158A torrent: river

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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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