Proverbs 19:26 Go deeper
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He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. (KJV)
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מְֽשַׁדֶּד\־me.sha.ded-[one who] assaults
Lemma: שָׁדַד (sha.dad) · Strong's: H7703
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 56 times. Also: Judges 5:27, Job 12:6, Job 15:21, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 137:8, Proverbs 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7703; TAHOT Proverbs 19:26 word 1
אָ֭ב'ava father
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:26 word 2
יַבְרִ֣יחַyav.Ri.achhe drives away
Lemma: בָּרַח (ba.rach) · Strong's: H1272
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to flee
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:8, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1272; TAHOT Proverbs 19:26 word 3
אֵ֑ם'Ema mother
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Proverbs 19:26 word 4
בֵּ֝֗ןBen[is] a son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:26 word 5
מֵבִ֥ישׁme.Vish[who] brings shame
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Proverbs 19:26 word 6
וּמַחְפִּֽיר\׃u.mach.Pirand [who] causes shame
Lemma: חָפֵר (cha.pher) · Strong's: H2659
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 17 times. Also: Job 6:20, Psalms 34:5, Psalms 35:4, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 40:14, Psalms 70:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2659; TAHOT Proverbs 19:26 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He who assaults | → | שָׁדַד H7703 to ruin |
| his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| or evicts | → | בָּרַח H1272 to flee |
| his mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| is a son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| who brings shame | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
| and disgrace | → | חָפֵר H2659 be ashamed |
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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