Proverbs 20:29 Go deeper

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. (KJV)

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תִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.ret[the] glory of

Lemma: תִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) · Strong's: H8597

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

Meaning: beauty

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:40, Deuteronomy 26:19, Judges 4:9, 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8597; TAHOT Proverbs 20:29 word 1

בַּחוּרִ֣יםba.chu.Rimyoung men

Lemma: בָּחוּר (ba.chur) · Strong's: H0970

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

Meaning: youth

Used 44 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:25, Judges 14:10, Ruth 3:10, 1 Samuel 8:16, 1 Samuel 9:2, 2 Kings 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0970; TAHOT Proverbs 20:29 word 2

כֹּחָ֑םko.Cham[is] strength their

Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B

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

Meaning: strength

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Proverbs 20:29 word 3

וַהֲדַ֖רva.ha.Darand [the] splendor of

Lemma: הָדָר (ha.dar) · Strong's: H1926

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

Meaning: glory

Used 30 times. Also: Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 33:17, 1 Chronicles 16:27, Job 40:10, Psalms 8:5, Psalms 21:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1926; TAHOT Proverbs 20:29 word 4

זְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.Nimold [people]

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: old

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 43:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205H; TAHOT Proverbs 20:29 word 5

שֵׂיבָֽה\׃sei.Vah[is] gray hair

Lemma: שֵׂיבָה (se.vah) · Strong's: H7872

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

Meaning: greyheaded

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Leviticus 19:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7872; TAHOT Proverbs 20:29 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The glory	→	תִּפְאָרָה H8597 beauty
of young men	→	בָּחוּר H0970 youth
is their strength	→	כֹּחַ H3581B strength
and gray hair	→	שֵׂיבָה H7872 greyheaded
is the splendor	→	הָדָר H1926 glory
of the old	→	זָקֵן H2205H old

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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