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The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. (KJV)

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נַ֣הַםNa.ham[is] a roaring

Lemma: נַ֫הַם (na.ham) · Strong's: H5099

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

Meaning: roaring

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 20:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5099; TAHOT Proverbs 19:12 word 1

כַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firlike <the> young lion

Lemma: כְּפִיר (ke.phir) · Strong's: H3715A

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

Meaning: lion

Used 31 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 4:10, Job 38:39, Psalms 17:12, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 35:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3715A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:12 word 2

זַ֣עַףZa.'af[the] rage of

Lemma: זַ֫עַף (za.aph) · Strong's: H2197

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

Meaning: rage

Used 6 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 16:10, 2 Chronicles 28:9, Isaiah 30:30, Jonah 1:15, Micah 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2197; TAHOT Proverbs 19:12 word 3

מֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekha king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:12 word 4

וּכְטַ֖לu.khe.Taland [is] like dew

Lemma: טַל (tal) · Strong's: H2919

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

Meaning: dew

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:39, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14, Numbers 11:9, Deuteronomy 32:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2919; TAHOT Proverbs 19:12 word 5

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:12 word 6

עֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevgrass

Lemma: עֵ֫שֶׂב (e.sev) · Strong's: H6212

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

Meaning: vegetation

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6212; TAHOT Proverbs 19:12 word 7

רְצוֹנֽוֹ\׃re.tzo.Nofavor his

Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522

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

Meaning: acceptance

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Proverbs 19:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
rage	→	זַ֫עַף H2197 rage
is like the roar	→	נַ֫הַם H5099 roaring
of a lion	→	כְּפִיר H3715A lion
but his favor	→	רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance
is like dew	→	טַל H2919 dew
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the grass	→	עֵ֫שֶׂב H6212 vegetation

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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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