Proverbs 18:9 Go deeper

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. (KJV)

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גַּ֭םgamalso

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Proverbs 18:9 word 1

מִתְרַפֶּ֣הmit.ra.Peh[one who] shows himself idle

Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)

Meaning: to slacken

Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Proverbs 18:9 word 2

בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹvim.lakh.Toin work his

Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399

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

Meaning: work

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Proverbs 18:9 word 3

אָ֥ח'ach[is] a brother

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

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

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:9 word 4

ה֝֗וּאHu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 18:9 word 5

לְבַ֣עַלle.Va.'alof a master of

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167K

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

Meaning: master: [master of]

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 37:19, Genesis 49:23, Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 15:2, 2 Samuel 1:6, Proverbs 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167K; TAHOT Proverbs 18:9 word 6

מַשְׁחִֽית\׃mash.Chitdestruction

Lemma: מַשְׁחִית (mash.chit) · Strong's: H4889

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

Meaning: destruction

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 12:13, 2 Kings 23:13, 2 Chronicles 20:23, 2 Chronicles 22:4, Jeremiah 5:26, Jeremiah 51:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4889; TAHOT Proverbs 18:9 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Whoever	→	גַּם H1571 also
is slothful	→	רָפָה H7503 to slacken
in his work	→	מְלָאכָה H4399 work
is brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
to him	→	בַּעַל H1167K master: [master of]
who destroys	→	מַשְׁחִית H4889 destruction

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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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