Proverbs 20:6 Go deeper

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

רָב\־rov-a multitude of

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Proverbs 20:6 word 1

אָדָ֗ם'a.Damperson[s]

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 20:6 word 2

יִ֭קְרָאYik.ra'he proclaims

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121I

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

Meaning: to call: call out

Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:5, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 45:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121I; TAHOT Proverbs 20:6 word 3

אִ֣ישׁ'isheach one

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Proverbs 20:6 word 4

חַסְדּ֑וֹchas.Doloyalty his

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

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

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:6 word 5

וְאִ֥ישׁve.'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 20:6 word 6

אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים'e.mu.Nimfaithfulness<es>

Lemma: אֵמֻן (e.mun) · Strong's: H0529

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

Meaning: faithful

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:20, 2 Samuel 20:19, Psalms 12:1, Psalms 31:23, Proverbs 13:17, Proverbs 14:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0529; TAHOT Proverbs 20:6 word 7

מִ֣יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Proverbs 20:6 word 8

יִמְצָֽא\׃yim.Tza'will he find

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

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

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 20:6 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Many	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
proclaims	→	קָרָא H7121I to call: call out
his	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
loving devotion	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness
but who	→	מִי H4310 who?
can find	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
a trustworthy	→	אֵמֻן H0529 faithful
man	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone

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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