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As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. (KJV)

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מַ֥עֲדֶהMa.'a.deh[one who] removes

Lemma: עָדָה (a.dah) · Strong's: H5710A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to advance

Used 2 times. Also: Job 28:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5710A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 1

בֶּ֨גֶד\׀Be.geda garment

Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B

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

Meaning: garment

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 2

בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon a day of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 3

קָ֭רָהKa.rahcoldness

Lemma: קָרָה (qa.rah) · Strong's: H7135

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

Meaning: cold

Used 5 times. Also: Job 24:7, Job 37:9, Psalms 147:17, Nahum 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7135; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 4

חֹ֣מֶץCho.metzvinegar

Lemma: חֹ֫מֶץ (cho.mets) · Strong's: H2558

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

Meaning: vinegar

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 6:3, Ruth 2:14, Psalms 69:21, Proverbs 10:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2558; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 5

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 25:20 word 6

נָ֑תֶרNa.tersoda

Lemma: נֶ֫תֶר (ne.ter) · Strong's: H5427

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

Meaning: lye

Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5427; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 7

וְשָׁ֥רve.Sharand [one who] sings

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7891

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

Meaning: to sing

Used 86 times. Also: Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Numbers 21:17, Judges 5:1, Judges 5:3, 2 Samuel 19:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7891; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 8

בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.Rim<with> the songs

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7892A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: song

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Judges 5:12, 1 Kings 4:32, 1 Chronicles 6:31, 1 Chronicles 6:32, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7892A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 9

עַ֣ל'alto

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 25:20 word 10

לֶב\־lev-a heart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 11

רָֽע\׃\ \פRa'sad

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A

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

Meaning: bad: harmful

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:20 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

[Like] one who removes	→	עָדָה H5710A to advance
a garment	→	בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment
on a cold	→	קָרָה H7135 cold
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
or vinegar	→	חֹ֫מֶץ H2558 vinegar
poured on	→	עַל H5921A upon
a wound	→	נֶ֫תֶר H5427 lye
[is] one who sings	→	שִׁיר H7891 to sing
songs	→	שִׁיר H7892A song
to	→	עַל H5921A upon
a heavy	→	רַע H7451A bad: harmful
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart

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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