Proverbs 2:12 Go deeper

To deliver thee from the way of the evil man , from the man that speaketh froward things; (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khato deliver you

Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Proverbs 2:12 word 1

מִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhfrom a way

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 2:12 word 2

רָ֑עRa'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 2:12 word 3

מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁme.'Ishfrom anyone

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Proverbs 2:12 word 4

מְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.Ber[who] speaks

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Proverbs 2:12 word 5

תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת\׃tah.pu.Khotperverse things

Lemma: תַּהְפֻּכָה (tah.pu.khah) · Strong's: H8419

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: perversity

Used 10 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:20, Proverbs 2:14, Proverbs 6:14, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 10:31, Proverbs 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8419; TAHOT Proverbs 2:12 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

to deliver you	→	נָצַל H5337 to rescue
from the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
of evil	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil
from the man	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
who speaks	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
perversity	→	תַּהְפֻּכָה H8419 perversity

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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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