Proverbs 25:22 Go deeper

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:22 word 1

גֶֽחָלִ֗יםge.cha.Limburning coals

Lemma: גַּחֶ֫לֶת (ge.chel) · Strong's: H1513

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

Meaning: coal

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 16:12, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Samuel 22:9, 2 Samuel 22:13, Job 41:21, Psalms 18:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1513; TAHOT Proverbs 25:22 word 2

אַ֭תָּה'A.tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:22 word 3

חֹתֶ֣הcho.Teh[will] snatch up

Lemma: חָתָה (cha.tah) · Strong's: H2846

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

Meaning: to snatch up

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 52:5, Proverbs 6:27, Isaiah 30:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2846; TAHOT Proverbs 25:22 word 4

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 25:22 word 5

רֹאשׁ֑וֹro.Shohead his

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:22 word 6

וַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehand Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:22 word 7

יְשַׁלֶּם\־ye.sha.lem-he will repay

Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to complete

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:22 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

For [in so doing]	→	כִּי H3588A for
you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
will heap	→	חָתָה H2846 to snatch up
burning coals	→	גַּחֶ֫לֶת H1513 coal
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
his head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
and the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
will reward	→	שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete
you	→

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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