Proverbs 24:5 Go deeper

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. (KJV)

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גֶּֽבֶר\־ge.ver-a man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Proverbs 24:5 word 1

חָכָ֥םcha.Khamwise

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

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

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 24:5 word 2

בַּע֑וֹזba.'oz[who is] in <the> strength

Lemma: עֹז (oz) · Strong's: H5797

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

Meaning: strength

Used 91 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 26:19, Judges 5:21, Judges 9:51, 1 Samuel 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5797; TAHOT Proverbs 24:5 word 3

וְאִֽישׁ\־ve.'ish-and a person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:5 word 4

דַּ֝֗עַתDa.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

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

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 24:5 word 5

מְאַמֶּץ\־me.'a.metz-[is] making firm

Lemma: אָמֵץ (a.mats) · Strong's: H0553

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to strengthen

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Deuteronomy 2:30, Deuteronomy 3:28, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0553; TAHOT Proverbs 24:5 word 6

כֹּֽחַ\׃Ko.achstrength

Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B

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

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 24:5 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
man	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
[is] strong	→	עֹז H5797 strength
and a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
of knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
enhances	→	אָמֵץ H0553 to strengthen
his strength	→	כֹּחַ H3581B strength

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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