Proverbs 26:13 Go deeper

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. (KJV)

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אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Proverbs 26:13 word 1

עָ֭צֵל'A.tzela sluggard

Lemma: עָצֵל (a.tsel) · Strong's: H6102

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

Meaning: sluggish

Used 14 times. Also: Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 6:9, Proverbs 10:26, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 19:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6102; TAHOT Proverbs 26:13 word 2

שַׁ֣חַלSha.chala lion

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַל (sha.chal) · Strong's: H7826

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

Meaning: lion

Used 7 times. Also: Job 4:10, Job 10:16, Job 28:8, Psalms 91:13, Hosea 5:14, Hosea 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7826; TAHOT Proverbs 26:13 word 3

בַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekh[is] in the road

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Proverbs 26:13 word 4

אֲ֝רִ֗י'a.Ria lion

Lemma: אֲרִי (a.ri) · Strong's: H0738A

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

Meaning: lion

Used 32 times. Also: Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9, Judges 14:5, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 17:34, 1 Samuel 17:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:13 word 5

בֵּ֣יןbein[is] between

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:13 word 6

הָרְחֹבֽוֹת\׃ha.re.cho.Votthe open places

Lemma: רְחוֹב (re.chov) · Strong's: H7339

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: street/plaza

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Judges 19:15, Judges 19:17, Judges 19:20, 2 Samuel 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7339; TAHOT Proverbs 26:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The slacker	→	עָצֵל H6102 sluggish
says	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
A lion	→	שַׁ֫חַל H7826 lion
[is] in the road	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
A fierce lion	→	אֲרִי H0738A lion
[roams]	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the public square	→	רְחוֹב H7339 street/plaza

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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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