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A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מֵפִ֣יץme.Fitza war-club

Lemma: מֵפִיץ (me.phits) · Strong's: H4650

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

Meaning: war-club

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4650; TAHOT Proverbs 25:18 word 1

וְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revand a sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

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

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Proverbs 25:18 word 2

וְחֵ֣ץve.Chetzand an arrow

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

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

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Proverbs 25:18 word 3

שָׁנ֑וּןsha.Nunsharpened

Lemma: שָׁנַן (sha.nan) · Strong's: H8150

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to sharpen

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 6:7, Deuteronomy 32:41, Psalms 45:5, Psalms 64:3, Psalms 73:21, Psalms 120:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8150; TAHOT Proverbs 25:18 word 4

אִ֥ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

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 25:18 word 5

עֹנֶ֥ה'o.Neh[who] testifies

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Proverbs 25:18 word 6

בְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּve.re.'E.huagainst neighbor his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Proverbs 25:18 word 7

עֵ֣ד'eda witness of

Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707

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

Meaning: witness

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Proverbs 25:18 word 8

שָֽׁקֶר\׃Sha.kerfalsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

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

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Proverbs 25:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

[Like] a club	→	מֵפִיץ H4650 war-club
or sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
or sharp	→	שָׁנַן H8150 to sharpen
arrow	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow
[is] a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
who bears	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
false	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness
against his neighbor	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor

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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