Proverbs 24:13 Go deeper

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: (KJV)

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אֱכָל\־'e.khol-eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

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

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 24:13 word 1

בְּנִ֣יbe.NiO son my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:13 word 2

דְבַ֣שׁde.Vashhoney

Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706

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

Meaning: honey

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Proverbs 24:13 word 3

כִּי\־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 24:13 word 4

ט֑וֹבTov[it is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

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 24:13 word 5

וְנֹ֥פֶתve.No.fetand honey from [the] comb

Lemma: נֹ֫פֶת (no.phet) · Strong's: H5317

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

Meaning: honey

Used 5 times. Also: Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 27:7, Song of Solomon 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5317; TAHOT Proverbs 24:13 word 6

מָ֝ת֗וֹקma.Tok[is] sweet

Lemma: מָתוֹק (ma.toq) · Strong's: H4966

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: sweet

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 14:14, Judges 14:18, Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 27:7, Ecclesiastes 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4966; TAHOT Proverbs 24:13 word 7

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 24:13 word 8

חִכֶּֽךָ\׃chi.Ke.khapalate your

Lemma: חֵךְ (chekh) · Strong's: H2441

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

Meaning: palate

Used 18 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 12:11, Job 20:13, Job 29:10, Job 31:30, Job 33:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2441; TAHOT Proverbs 24:13 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
honey	→	דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey
my son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
it is good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
and the honeycomb	→	נֹ֫פֶת H5317 honey
is sweet	→	מָתוֹק H4966 sweet
to your	→	עַל H5921A upon
taste	→	חֵךְ H2441 palate

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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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