Proverbs 19:24 Go deeper
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A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. (KJV)
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טָ֘מַ֤ןta.Manhe hides
Lemma: טָמַן (ta.man) · Strong's: H2934
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to hide
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 2:12, Deuteronomy 33:19, Joshua 2:6, Joshua 7:21, Joshua 7:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2934; TAHOT Proverbs 19:24 word 1
עָצֵ֣ל'a.Tzela sluggard
Lemma: עָצֵל (a.tsel) · Strong's: H6102
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: sluggish
Used 14 times. Also: Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 6:9, Proverbs 10:26, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 20:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6102; TAHOT Proverbs 19:24 word 2
יָ֭דוֹya.dohand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:24 word 3
בַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatin the dish
Lemma: צַלַּ֫חַת (tsal.la.chat) · Strong's: H6747
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: dish
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Kings 21:13, Proverbs 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6747; TAHOT Proverbs 19:24 word 4
גַּם\־gam-also
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 19:24 word 5
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Proverbs 19:24 word 6
פִּ֝֗יהוּPi.humouth his
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 19:24 word 7
לֹ֣אlo'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 19:24 word 8
יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה\׃ye.shi.Ve.nahhe brings back it
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:24 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The slacker | → | עָצֵל H6102 sluggish |
| buries | → | טָמַן H2934 to hide |
| his hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| in the dish | → | צַלַּ֫חַת H6747 dish |
| he will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| bring it back | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| his mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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