Proverbs 20:5 Go deeper

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַ֣יִםMa.yim[is] water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:5 word 1

עֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimdeep

Lemma: עָמֹק (a.moq) · Strong's: H6013

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

Meaning: deep

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6013; TAHOT Proverbs 20:5 word 2

עֵצָ֣ה'e.Tzaha plan

Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098

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

Meaning: counsel

Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Proverbs 20:5 word 3

בְלֶב\־ve.lev-in [the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:5 word 4

אִ֑ישׁ'Isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:5 word 5

וְאִ֖ישׁve.'Ishand a person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:5 word 6

תְּבוּנָ֣הte.vu.Nahunderstanding

Lemma: תְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) · Strong's: H8394

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

Meaning: understanding

Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 36:1, Deuteronomy 32:28, 1 Kings 4:29, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8394; TAHOT Proverbs 20:5 word 7

יִדְלֶֽנָּה\׃yid.Le.nahhe draws out it

Lemma: דָּלָה (da.lah) · Strong's: H1802

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to draw (up/out)

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 2:16, Exodus 2:19, Psalms 30:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1802; TAHOT Proverbs 20:5 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The intentions	→	עֵצָה H6098 counsel
of a man’s	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
are deep	→	עָמֹק H6013 deep
waters	→	מַי H4325G water
but a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
of understanding	→	תְּבוּנָה H8394 understanding
draws them out	→	דָּלָה H1802 to draw (up/out)

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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