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A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. (KJV)
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מַתָּ֣ןma.Tana gift
Lemma: מַתָּן (mat.tan) · Strong's: H4976
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gift
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 34:12, Numbers 18:11, Proverbs 18:16, Proverbs 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4976; TAHOT Proverbs 21:14 word 1
בַּ֭סֵּתֶרBa.se.terin <the> secrecy
Lemma: סֵ֫תֶר (se.ter) · Strong's: H5643A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: secrecy
Used 35 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:24, Deuteronomy 28:57, Judges 3:19, 1 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5643A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:14 word 2
יִכְפֶּה\־yikh.peh-it subdues
Lemma: כָּפָה (ka.phah) · Strong's: H3711
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to subdue
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3711; TAHOT Proverbs 21:14 word 3
אָ֑ף'Afanger
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Proverbs 21:14 word 4
וְשֹׁ֥חַדve.Sho.chadand a bribe
Lemma: שֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) · Strong's: H7810
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bribe
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7810; TAHOT Proverbs 21:14 word 5
בַּ֝חֵ֗קba.Chekin the bosom
Lemma: חֵיק (cheq) · Strong's: H2436J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bosom: secret
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2436J; TAHOT Proverbs 21:14 word 6
חֵמָ֥הche.Mahrage
Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: rage
Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT Proverbs 21:14 word 7
עַזָּֽה\׃'a.Zahstrong
Lemma: עַז (az) · Strong's: H5794
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 13:28, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 28:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5794; TAHOT Proverbs 21:14 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A gift | → | מַתָּן H4976 gift |
| in secret | → | סֵ֫תֶר H5643A secrecy |
| soothes | → | כָּפָה H3711 to subdue |
| anger | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| and a covert | → | חֵיק H2436J bosom: secret |
| bribe | → | שֹׁ֫חַד H7810 bribe |
| [pacifies] great | → | עַז H5794 strong |
| wrath | → | חֵמָה H2534 rage |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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