Proverbs 26:9 Go deeper

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. (KJV)

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ח֭וֹחַCho.achthorn[s]

Lemma: חוֹחַ (cho.ach) · Strong's: H2336

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

Meaning: thistle

Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:6, 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chronicles 25:18, 2 Chronicles 33:11, Job 31:40, Job 41:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2336; TAHOT Proverbs 26:9 word 1

עָלָ֣ה'a.Lahit goes up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:9 word 2

בְיַד\־ve.yad-in [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:9 word 3

שִׁכּ֑וֹרshi.Kora drunkard

Lemma: שִׁכֹּר (shik.kor) · Strong's: H7910

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: drunken

Used 13 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:13, 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Kings 16:9, 1 Kings 20:16, Job 12:25, Psalms 107:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7910; TAHOT Proverbs 26:9 word 4

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 26:9 word 5

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 26:9 word 6

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 26:9 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

[Like] a thorn	→	חוֹחַ H2336 thistle
[that] goes	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
into the hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
of a drunkard	→	שִׁכֹּר H7910 drunken
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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