Proverbs 26:11 Go deeper

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. (KJV)

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כְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levlike a dog

Lemma: כֶּ֫לֶב (ke.lev) · Strong's: H3611

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

Meaning: dog

Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 11:7, Exodus 22:31, Deuteronomy 23:18, Judges 7:5, 1 Samuel 17:43, 1 Samuel 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3611; TAHOT Proverbs 26:11 word 1

שָׁ֣בshav[which] returns

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

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

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:11 word 2

עַל\־'al-to

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 26:11 word 3

קֵא֑וֹke.'Oown vomit its

Lemma: קֵא (qe) · Strong's: H6892A

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

Meaning: vomit

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6892A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:11 word 4

כְּ֝סִ֗ילke.Sila fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

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

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 26:11 word 5

שׁוֹנֶ֥הsho.Neh[who] repeats

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.nah) · Strong's: H8138B

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

Meaning: to repeat

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, 1 Samuel 26:8, 2 Samuel 20:10, 1 Kings 18:34, Nehemiah 13:21, Job 29:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8138B; TAHOT Proverbs 26:11 word 6

בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ\׃ve.'i.val.To<in> foolishness his

Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200

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

Meaning: folly

Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 26:11 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

As a dog	→	כֶּ֫לֶב H3611 dog
returns	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
to	→	עַל H5921A upon
its vomit	→	קֵא H6892A vomit
so a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
repeats	→	שָׁנָה H8138B to repeat
his folly	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly

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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