Proverbs 26:14 Go deeper

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. (KJV)

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הַ֭דֶּלֶתHa.de.letthe door

Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C

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

Meaning: door

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Proverbs 26:14 word 1

תִּסּ֣וֹבti.Sovit turns

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to turn: turn

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:14 word 2

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 26:14 word 3

צִירָ֑הּtzi.Rahhinge[s] its

Lemma: צִיר (tsir) · Strong's: H6735B

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

Meaning: hinge

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6735B; TAHOT Proverbs 26:14 word 4

וְ֝עָצֵ֗לve.'a.Tzeland a sluggard

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

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

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 26:14 word 5

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 26:14 word 6

מִטָּתֽוֹ\׃mi.ta.Tobed his

Lemma: מִטָּה (mit.tah) · Strong's: H4296

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

Meaning: bed

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 47:31, Genesis 48:2, Genesis 49:33, Exodus 8:3, 1 Samuel 19:13, 1 Samuel 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4296; TAHOT Proverbs 26:14 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

[As] a door	→	דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door
turns	→	סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
its hinges	→	צִיר H6735B hinge
so the slacker	→	עָצֵל H6102 sluggish
[turns] on	→	עַל H5921A upon
his bed	→	מִטָּה H4296 bed

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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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