Proverbs 2:17 Go deeper

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. (KJV)

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הַ֭עֹזֶבֶתHa.'o.ze.vetwho leaves

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to leave: forsake

Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Proverbs 2:17 word 1

אַלּ֣וּף'a.Luf[the] close friend of

Lemma: אַלּוּף (al.luph) · Strong's: H0441A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: tame

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 55:13, Psalms 144:14, Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:9, Jeremiah 3:4, Jeremiah 11:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0441A; TAHOT Proverbs 2:17 word 2

נְעוּרֶ֑יהָne.'u.Rei.hayouth<s> her

Lemma: נְעוּרִים (na.ur) · Strong's: H5271A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: youth

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 46:34, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:3, Numbers 30:16, 1 Samuel 12:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5271A; TAHOT Proverbs 2:17 word 3

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Proverbs 2:17 word 4

בְּרִ֖יתbe.Rit[the] covenant of

Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285

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

Meaning: covenant

Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Proverbs 2:17 word 5

אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haGod her

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Proverbs 2:17 word 6

שָׁכֵֽחָה\׃sha.Khe.chahshe forgets

Lemma: שָׁכַח (sha.khach) · Strong's: H7911

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to forget

Used 102 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 40:23, Genesis 41:30, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7911; TAHOT Proverbs 2:17 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

who abandons	→	עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake
the partner	→	אַלּוּף H0441A tame
of her youth	→	נְעוּרִים H5271A youth
and forgets	→	שָׁכַח H7911 to forget
the covenant	→	בְּרִית H1285 covenant
of her God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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