Proverbs 24:22 Go deeper
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For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? (KJV)
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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 24:22 word 1
פִ֭תְאֹםFit.'omsuddenly
Lemma: פִּתְאֹם (pit.om) · Strong's: H6597
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: suddenly
Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 6:9, Numbers 12:4, Joshua 10:9, Joshua 11:7, 2 Chronicles 29:36, Job 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6597; TAHOT Proverbs 24:22 word 2
יָק֣וּםya.Kumit will arise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Proverbs 24:22 word 3
אֵידָ֑ם'ei.Damcalamity their
Lemma: אֵיד (ed) · Strong's: H0343
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: calamity
Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:35, 2 Samuel 22:19, Job 18:12, Job 21:17, Job 21:30, Job 30:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0343; TAHOT Proverbs 24:22 word 4
וּפִ֥ידu.Fidand [the] disaster of
Lemma: פִּיד (pid) · Strong's: H6365
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: disaster
Used 4 times. Also: Job 12:5, Job 30:24, Job 31:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6365; TAHOT Proverbs 24:22 word 5
שְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗םShe.nei.Hemboth of them
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Proverbs 24:22 word 6
מִ֣יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Proverbs 24:22 word 7
יוֹדֵֽעַ\׃\ \סyo.De.a'[is] knowing
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 24:22 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they will bring | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| sudden | → | פִּתְאֹם H6597 suddenly |
| destruction | → | אֵיד H0343 calamity |
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| knows | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| what ruin | → | פִּיד H6365 disaster |
| [they] can bring | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
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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