Proverbs 20:8 Go deeper

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. (KJV)

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מֶ֗לֶךְMe.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 20:8 word 1

יוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.Shev[who] sits

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Proverbs 20:8 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

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 20:8 word 3

כִּסֵּא\־ki.se'-a throne of

Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678G

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

Meaning: throne

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 17:18, Judges 3:20, 1 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3678G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:8 word 4

דִ֑יןDinjudgment

Lemma: דִּין (din) · Strong's: H1779

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

Meaning: judgment

Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 17:8, Esther 1:13, Job 35:14, Job 36:17, Psalms 9:4, Psalms 76:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1779; TAHOT Proverbs 20:8 word 5

מְזָרֶ֖הme.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 20:8 word 6

בְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.Navwith eyes his

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:8 word 7

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

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 20:8 word 8

רָֽע\׃Ra'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

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

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 20:8 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

A king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
who sits	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
a throne	→	כִּסֵּא H3678G throne
to judge	→	דִּין H1779 judgment
sifts out	→	זָרָה H2219 to scatter
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
evil	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil
with his eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye

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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