Proverbs 24:8 Go deeper

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. (KJV)

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מְחַשֵּׁ֥בme.cha.Shev[one who] plans

Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803I

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

Meaning: to devise: devise

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 50:20, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 14:13, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:6, Esther 9:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2803I; TAHOT Proverbs 24:8 word 1

לְהָרֵ֑עַle.ha.Re.a'to do evil

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:8 word 2

בַּֽעַל\־ba.'al-master of

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167K

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

Meaning: master: [master of]

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 37:19, Genesis 49:23, Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 15:2, 2 Samuel 1:6, Proverbs 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167K; TAHOT Proverbs 24:8 word 3

מְזִמּ֥וֹתme.zi.Motplots

Lemma: מְזִמָּה (me.zim.mah) · Strong's: H4209

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: plot

Used 19 times. Also: Job 21:27, Job 42:2, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 21:11, Psalms 37:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4209; TAHOT Proverbs 24:8 word 4

יִקְרָֽאוּ\׃yik.Ra.'upeople will call

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:8 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

He who plots	→	חָשַׁב H2803I to devise: devise
evil	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil
will be called	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
a schemer	→	בַּעַל H1167K master: [master of]
. . .	→	מְזִמָּה H4209 plot

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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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