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As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. (KJV)

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פֶּחָ֣םpe.Chamcharcoal

Lemma: פֶּחָם (pe.cham) · Strong's: H6352

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

Meaning: coal

Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 44:12, Isaiah 54:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6352; TAHOT Proverbs 26:21 word 1

לְ֭גֶחָלִיםLe.ge.cha.limto burning coals

Lemma: גַּחֶ֫לֶת (ge.chel) · Strong's: H1513

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

Meaning: coal

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 16:12, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Samuel 22:9, 2 Samuel 22:13, Job 41:21, Psalms 18:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1513; TAHOT Proverbs 26:21 word 2

וְעֵצִ֣יםve.'e.Tzimand wood<s>

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G

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

Meaning: tree: wood

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:21 word 3

לְאֵ֑שׁle.'Eshto fire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

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

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Proverbs 26:21 word 4

וְאִ֥ישׁve.'Ishand a person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:21 word 5

לְחַרְחַר\־le.char.char-to kindling

Lemma: חָרַר (cha.rar) · Strong's: H2787

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to scorch

Used 10 times. Also: Job 30:30, Psalms 69:3, Psalms 102:3, Isaiah 24:6, Jeremiah 6:29, Ezekiel 15:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2787; TAHOT Proverbs 26:21 word 6

רִֽיב\׃\ \פRivstrife

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 26:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Like charcoal	→	פֶּחָם H6352 coal
for embers	→	גַּחֶ֫לֶת H1513 coal
and wood	→	עֵץ H6086G tree: wood
for fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
so is a quarrelsome	→	מָדוֹן H4066 strife
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
for kindling	→	חָרַר H2787 to scorch
strife	→	רִיב H7379 strife

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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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