Proverbs 21:16 Go deeper

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. (KJV)

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אָדָ֗ם'a.Dama person

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 21:16 word 1

תּ֭וֹעֶהTo.'eh[who] wanders

Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582

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

Meaning: to go astray

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Proverbs 21:16 word 2

מִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhfrom [the] way of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 21:16 word 3

הַשְׂכֵּ֑לhas.Kelinsight

Lemma: שָׂכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H7919A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: be prudent

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Deuteronomy 29:9, Deuteronomy 32:29, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Samuel 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7919A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:16 word 4

בִּקְהַ֖לbik.Halin [the] assembly of

Lemma: קָהָל (qa.hal) · Strong's: H6951

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

Meaning: assembly

Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 48:4, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6951; TAHOT Proverbs 21:16 word 5

רְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'Im[the] shades

Lemma: רְפָאִים (ra.pah) · Strong's: H7496

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

Meaning: shade

Used 8 times. Also: Job 26:5, Psalms 88:10, Proverbs 2:18, Proverbs 9:18, Isaiah 14:9, Isaiah 26:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7496; TAHOT Proverbs 21:16 word 6

יָנֽוּחַ\׃ya.Nu.achhe will rest

Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117

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

Meaning: to rest

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT Proverbs 21:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
who strays	→	תָּעָה H8582 to go astray
from the path	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
of understanding	→	שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent
will rest	→	נוּחַ H5117 to rest
in the assembly	→	קָהָל H6951 assembly
of the dead	→	רְפָאִים H7496 shade

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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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