Proverbs 20:27 Go deeper

The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD , searching all the inward parts of the belly. (KJV)

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נֵ֣רner[the] lamp of

Lemma: נֵר (ner) · Strong's: H5216A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lamp

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 25:37, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 35:14, Exodus 37:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5216A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:27 word 1

יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:27 word 2

נִשְׁמַ֣תnish.Mat[is the] breath of

Lemma: נְשָׁמָה (ne.sha.mah) · Strong's: H5397

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

Meaning: breath

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Deuteronomy 20:16, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 11:11, Joshua 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5397; TAHOT Proverbs 20:27 word 3

אָדָ֑ם'a.Dama human

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:27 word 4

חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂcho.Fes[it is] searching

Lemma: חָפַשׂ (cha.pha.s) · Strong's: H2664

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

Meaning: to search

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 31:35, Genesis 44:12, 1 Samuel 23:23, 1 Samuel 28:8, 1 Kings 20:6, 1 Kings 20:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2664; TAHOT Proverbs 20:27 word 5

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 20:27 word 6

חַדְרֵי\־chad.rei-[the] chambers of

Lemma: חֶ֫דֶר (che.der) · Strong's: H2315

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

Meaning: chamber

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 43:30, Exodus 8:3, Deuteronomy 32:25, Judges 3:24, Judges 15:1, Judges 16:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2315; TAHOT Proverbs 20:27 word 7

בָֽטֶן\׃Va.ten[the] belly

Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: belly: abdomen

Used 16 times. Also: Judges 3:21, Judges 3:22, Job 15:2, Job 20:15, Job 20:20, Job 20:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0990G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:27 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The spirit	→	נְשָׁמָה H5397 breath
of a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
[is] the lamp	→	נֵר H5216A lamp
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
searching out	→	חָפַשׂ H2664 to search
. . .	→	כֹּל H3605 all
his inmost being	→	חֶ֫דֶר H2315 chamber
. . .	→	בֶּ֫טֶן H0990G belly: abdomen

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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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