Proverbs 26:8 Go deeper

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. (KJV)

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כִּצְר֣וֹרkitz.Roras ties

Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to constrain

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 12:34, Deuteronomy 28:52, Joshua 9:4, 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6887B; TAHOT Proverbs 26:8 word 1

אֶ֭בֶן'E.vena stone

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:8 word 2

בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑הbe.mar.ge.Mahin a sling

Lemma: מַרְגֵּמָה (mar.ge.mah) · Strong's: H4773

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sling

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4773; TAHOT Proverbs 26:8 word 3

כֵּן\־ken-so

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Proverbs 26:8 word 4

נוֹתֵ֖ןno.Ten[one who] gives

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

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

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:8 word 5

לִכְסִ֣ילlikh.Silto a fool

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

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

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 26:8 word 6

כָּבֽוֹד\׃ka.Vodhonor

Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519

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

Meaning: glory

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Proverbs 26:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Like binding	→	צָרַר H6887B to constrain
a stone	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
into a sling	→	מַרְגֵּמָה H4773 sling
is	→	כֵּן H3651C so
the giving	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
of honor	→	כָּבוֹד H3519 glory
to a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool

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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