Proverbs 26:17 Go deeper

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.Zik[one who] takes hold

Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to strengthen: hold

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT Proverbs 26:17 word 1

בְּאָזְנֵי\־be.'a.ze.nei-on [the] ears of

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: ear

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:17 word 2

כָ֑לֶבKha.leva 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 26:17 word 3

עֹבֵ֥ר'o.Vera passer by

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674C

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

Meaning: to pass: bring

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:12, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:8, Joshua 7:7, 2 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674C; TAHOT Proverbs 26:17 word 4

מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗רmit.'a.Ber[who] becomes angry

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674B

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)

Meaning: be angry

Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:26, Psalms 78:21, Psalms 78:59, Psalms 78:62, Psalms 89:38, Proverbs 20:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674B; TAHOT Proverbs 26:17 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 26:17 word 6

רִ֥יבriva dispute

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379

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

Meaning: strife

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Proverbs 26:17 word 7

לֹּֽא\־lo'-[which] not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 26:17 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Like one who grabs	→	חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold
a dog	→	כֶּ֫לֶב H3611 dog
by the ears	→	אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear
is a passerby	→	עָבַר H5674C to pass: bring
who meddles	→	עָבַר H5674C to pass: bring
in	→	עַל H5921A upon
a quarrel	→	רִיב H7379 strife
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
his own	→

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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