Proverbs 26:7 Go deeper

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. (KJV)

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דַּלְי֣וּdal.Yuthey hang down

Lemma: דָּלַל (da.lal) · Strong's: H1809

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to languish

Used 9 times. Also: Judges 6:6, Job 28:4, Psalms 79:8, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 142:6, Isaiah 17:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1809; TAHOT Proverbs 26:7 word 1

שֹׁ֭קַיִםSho.ka.yimlegs

Lemma: שׁוֹק (shoq) · Strong's: H7785

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: leg

Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 29:22, Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 7:32, Leviticus 7:33, Leviticus 7:34, Leviticus 8:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7785; TAHOT Proverbs 26:7 word 2

מִפִּסֵּ֑חַmi.pi.Se.achfrom a lame [person]

Lemma: פִּסֵּחַ (pis.se.ach) · Strong's: H6455

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: lame

Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 21:18, Deuteronomy 15:21, 2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Samuel 5:8, 2 Samuel 9:13, 2 Samuel 19:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6455; TAHOT Proverbs 26:7 word 3

וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.Shaland a proverb

Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912

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

Meaning: proverb

Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Proverbs 26:7 word 4

בְּפִ֣יbe.Fiin [the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:7 word 5

כְסִילִֽים\׃khe.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 26:7 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Like lame	→	פִּסֵּחַ H6455 lame
legs	→	שׁוֹק H7785 leg
hanging limp	→	דָּלַל H1809 to languish
is a proverb	→	מָשָׁל H4912 proverb
in the mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
of a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool

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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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