Proverbs 22:6 Go deeper

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

חֲנֹ֣ךְcha.Nokhtrain

Lemma: חָנַךְ (cha.nakh) · Strong's: H2596

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to dedicate

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 20:5, 1 Kings 8:63, 2 Chronicles 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2596; TAHOT Proverbs 22:6 word 1

לַ֭נַּעַרLa.na.'ar<to> the youth

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

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

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Proverbs 22:6 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 22:6 word 3

פִּ֣יpi[the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310I

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

Meaning: lip: word

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Genesis 45:21, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 17:1, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310I; TAHOT Proverbs 22:6 word 4

דַרְכּ֑וֹdar.Koway his

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 22:6 word 5

גַּ֥םgamalso

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Proverbs 22:6 word 6

כִּֽי\־ki-if

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 22:6 word 7

יַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz.Kinhe will be old

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2204

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: be old

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2204; TAHOT Proverbs 22:6 word 8

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 22:6 word 9

יָס֥וּרya.Surhe will turn aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

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

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 22:6 word 10

מִמֶּֽנָּה\׃mi.Me.nahfrom it

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Proverbs 22:6 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Train up	→	חָנַךְ H2596 to dedicate
a child	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
in	→	עַל H5921A upon
the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
he should go	→	פֶּה H6310I lip: word
and	→	גַּם H1571 also
when	→	כִּי H3588A for
he is old	→	זָקֵן H2204 be old
he will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
depart	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
from it	→	מִן־ H4480A from

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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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