Proverbs 22:9 Go deeper

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. (KJV)

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טֽוֹב\־tov-a [person] good of

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 22:9 word 1

עַ֭יִן'A.yineye

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

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 22:9 word 2

ה֣וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 22:9 word 3

יְבֹרָ֑ךְye.vo.Rakhhe will be blessed

Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)

Meaning: to bless

Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Proverbs 22:9 word 4

כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 22:9 word 5

נָתַ֖ןna.Tanhe gives

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 22:9 word 6

מִלַּחְמ֣וֹmi.lach.Mosome of food his

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Proverbs 22:9 word 7

לַדָּֽל\׃la.Dalto <the> poor [person]

Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: poor

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Proverbs 22:9 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A generous [man]	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
. . .	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
will be blessed	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
he shares	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
his bread	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
with the poor	→	דַּל H1800 poor

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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