Proverbs 26:3 Go deeper

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

שׁ֣וֹטShota whip

Lemma: שׁוֹט (shot) · Strong's: H7752

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

Meaning: whip

Used 10 times. Also: 1 Kings 12:11, 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:11, 2 Chronicles 10:14, Job 5:21, Job 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7752; TAHOT Proverbs 26:3 word 1

לַ֭סּוּסLa.susfor <the> horse

Lemma: סוּס (sus) · Strong's: H5483M

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

Meaning: horse

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 47:17, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 9:3, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5483M; TAHOT Proverbs 26:3 word 2

מֶ֣תֶגMe.tega bridle

Lemma: מֶ֫תֶג (me.teg) · Strong's: H4964

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

Meaning: bridle

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:28, Psalms 32:9, Isaiah 37:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4964; TAHOT Proverbs 26:3 word 3

לַחֲמ֑וֹרla.cha.Morfor <the> a donkey

Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543

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

Meaning: donkey

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT Proverbs 26:3 word 4

וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetand a rod

Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626G

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

Meaning: tribe: staff

Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 21:20, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 24:17, Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7626G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:3 word 5

לְגֵ֣וle.Gevfor [the] back of

Lemma: גֵּו (gev) · Strong's: H1460A

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

Meaning: back

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 10:13, Proverbs 19:29, Isaiah 38:17, Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 51:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1460A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:3 word 6

כְּסִילִֽים\׃ke.si.Limfools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 26:3 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A whip	→	שׁוֹט H7752 whip
for the horse	→	סוּס H5483M horse
a bridle	→	מֶ֫תֶג H4964 bridle
for the donkey	→	חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey
and a rod	→	שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626G tribe: staff
for the backs	→	גֵּו H1460A back
of fools	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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).

All attributions and changes