Proverbs 26:25 Go deeper
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When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-if
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:25 word 1
יְחַנֵּ֣ןye.cha.Nenhe will make favorable
Lemma: חָנַן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2603A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: be gracious
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 43:29, Exodus 33:19, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2603A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:25 word 2
ק֭וֹלוֹko.lovoice his
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:25 word 3
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 26:25 word 4
תַּֽאֲמֶן\־ta.'a.men-you trust
Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhj2ms)
Meaning: be faithful
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Proverbs 26:25 word 5
כִּ֤יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:25 word 6
שֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Proverbs 26:25 word 7
תּוֹעֵב֣וֹתto.'e.Votabominations
Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: abomination
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Proverbs 26:25 word 8
בְּלִבּֽוֹ\׃be.li.Bo[are] in heart his
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:25 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he speaks | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| graciously | → | חָנַן H2603A be gracious |
| do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| believe | → | אָמַן H0539 be faithful |
| him | → | |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| abominations | → | תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination |
| [fill] his heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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