Proverbs 24:10 Go deeper
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If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. (KJV)
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הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָHit.ra.pi.tayou have shown yourself without courage
Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVtp2ms)
Meaning: to slacken
Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Proverbs 24:10 word 1
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomin a day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:10 word 2
צָרָ֗הtza.Rahtrouble
Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT Proverbs 24:10 word 3
צַ֣רtzar[is] narrow
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: narrow
Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 22:26, 1 Samuel 2:32, 2 Kings 6:1, Job 41:15, Proverbs 23:27, Isaiah 49:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:10 word 4
כֹּחֶֽכָה\׃ko.Che.khahstrength your
Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength
Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Proverbs 24:10 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If you faint | → | רָפָה H7503 to slacken |
| in the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of distress | → | צָרָה H6869B distress |
| how small | → | צַר H6862A narrow |
| [is] your strength | → | כֹּחַ H3581B strength |
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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