Proverbs 23:2 Go deeper

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.Taand you will put

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Proverbs 23:2 word 1

שַׂכִּ֣יןsa.Kina knife

Lemma: שַׂכִּין (sak.kin) · Strong's: H7915

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

Meaning: knife

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7915; TAHOT Proverbs 23:2 word 2

בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָbe.lo.'E.khain throat your

Lemma: לֹעַ (lo.a) · Strong's: H3930

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

Meaning: throat

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3930; TAHOT Proverbs 23:2 word 3

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:2 word 4

בַּ֖עַלBa.'al[are] a master of

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167I

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

Meaning: master: men

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 14:13, Genesis 20:3, Exodus 24:14, Judges 9:24, Judges 19:22, 1 Samuel 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167I; TAHOT Proverbs 23:2 word 5

נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshappetite

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L

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

Meaning: soul: appetite

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Proverbs 23:2 word 6

אָֽתָּה\׃'A.tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

and put	→	שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
a knife	→	שַׂכִּין H7915 knife
to your throat	→	לֹעַ H3930 throat
if	→	אִם H0518A if
you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
possess	→	בַּעַל H1167I master: men
a [great] appetite	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite

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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