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The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. (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 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5099; TAHOT Proverbs 20:2 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 20:2 word 2

אֵ֣ימַת'Ei.mat[the] terror of

Lemma: אֵימָה (e.mah) · Strong's: H0367

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

Meaning: terror

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Exodus 15:16, Exodus 23:27, Deuteronomy 32:25, Joshua 2:9, Ezra 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0367; TAHOT Proverbs 20:2 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 20:2 word 4

מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹmit.'a.be.Ro[one who] infuriates him

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674B

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVtrmsc)

Meaning: be angry

Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:26, Psalms 78:21, Psalms 78:59, Psalms 78:62, Psalms 89:38, Proverbs 26:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674B; TAHOT Proverbs 20:2 word 5

חוֹטֵ֥אcho.Te'[is] missing

Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to sin

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Proverbs 20:2 word 6

נַפְשֽׁוֹ\׃naf.Sholife his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Proverbs 20:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The terror	→	אֵימָה H0367 terror
of a king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
is like the roar	→	נַ֫הַם H5099 roaring
of a lion	→	כְּפִיר H3715A lion
whoever provokes [him]	→	עָבַר H5674B be angry
forfeits	→	חָטָא H2398 to sin
his own life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life

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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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