Proverbs 25:21 Go deeper

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:21 word 1

רָעֵ֣בra.'Ev[is] hungry

Lemma: רָעֵב (ra.ev) · Strong's: H7457

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

Meaning: hungry

Used 20 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:5, 2 Samuel 17:29, 2 Kings 7:12, Job 5:5, Job 18:12, Job 22:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7457; TAHOT Proverbs 25:21 word 2

שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָSo.na.'a.kha[one who] hates you

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Proverbs 25:21 word 3

הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּha.'a.khi.Le.hugive to eat him

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 25:21 word 4

לָ֑חֶםLa.chemfood

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Proverbs 25:21 word 5

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:21 word 6

צָ֝מֵ֗אtza.Me'thirsty

Lemma: צָמֵא (tsa.me) · Strong's: H6771

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

Meaning: thirsty

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:19, 2 Samuel 17:29, Psalms 107:5, Isaiah 21:14, Isaiah 29:8, Isaiah 32:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6771; TAHOT Proverbs 25:21 word 7

הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּhash.Ke.hugive to drink him

Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to water: drink

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8248H; TAHOT Proverbs 25:21 word 8

מָֽיִם\׃Ma.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:21 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	אִם H0518A if
your enemy	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
is hungry	→	רָעֵב H7457 hungry
give him food	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
to eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
and if	→	אִם H0518A if
he is thirsty	→	צָמֵא H6771 thirsty
give him water	→	מַי H4325G water
to drink	→	שָׁקָה H8248H to water: drink

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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).

All attributions and changes