Proverbs 20:26 Go deeper

A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. (KJV)

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מְזָרֶ֣הme.za.Reh[is] winnowing

Lemma: זָרָה (za.rah) · Strong's: H2219

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

Meaning: to scatter

Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 32:20, Leviticus 26:33, Numbers 16:37, Ruth 3:2, 1 Kings 14:15, Job 18:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2219; TAHOT Proverbs 20:26 word 1

רְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 20:26 word 2

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.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 20:26 word 3

חָכָ֑םcha.Khamwise

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

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

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 20:26 word 4

וַיָּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevand he brought back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

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 20:26 word 5

עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.Hemover them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:26 word 6

אוֹפָֽן\׃'o.Fana wheel

Lemma: אוֹפָן (o.phan) · Strong's: H0212

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

Meaning: wheel

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 14:25, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33, Isaiah 28:27, Ezekiel 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0212; TAHOT Proverbs 20:26 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
separates out	→	זָרָה H2219 to scatter
the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
and drives	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
the threshing wheel	→	אוֹפָן H0212 wheel
over them	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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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