Proverbs 25:23 Go deeper

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. (KJV)

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ר֣וּחַRu.acha wind of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Proverbs 25:23 word 1

צָ֭פוֹןTza.fon[the] north

Lemma: צָפוֹן (tsa.phon) · Strong's: H6828G

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

Meaning: north

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 36:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6828G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:23 word 2

תְּח֣וֹלֵֽלte.Cho.lelit brings forth

Lemma: חוּל (chul) · Strong's: H2342H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: to twist: give birth

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:18, Job 15:7, Job 39:1, Psalms 51:5, Psalms 90:2, Proverbs 8:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2342H; TAHOT Proverbs 25:23 word 3

גָּ֑שֶׁםGa.shemrain

Lemma: גֶּ֫שֶׁם (ge.shem) · Strong's: H1653

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

Meaning: rain

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 26:4, 1 Kings 17:7, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 18:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1653; TAHOT Proverbs 25:23 word 4

וּפָנִ֥יםu.fa.Nimand faces

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

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

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Proverbs 25:23 word 5

נִ֝זְעָמִ֗יםniz.'a.Mimindignant

Lemma: זָעַם (za.am) · Strong's: H2194

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: be indignant

Used 12 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:8, Psalms 7:11, Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 24:24, Isaiah 66:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2194; TAHOT Proverbs 25:23 word 6

לְשׁ֣וֹןle.Shona tongue of

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:23 word 7

סָֽתֶר\׃Sa.tersecrecy

Lemma: סֵ֫תֶר (se.ter) · Strong's: H5643A

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

Meaning: secrecy

Used 35 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:24, Deuteronomy 28:57, Judges 3:19, 1 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5643A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:23 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

As the north	→	צָפוֹן H6828G north
wind	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
brings forth	→	חוּל H2342H to twist: give birth
rain	→	גֶּ֫שֶׁם H1653 rain
so a backbiting	→	סֵ֫תֶר H5643A secrecy
tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
[brings] angry	→	זָעַם H2194 be indignant
looks	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face

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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