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Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

רֵֽעֲךָ֨re.'a.Khafriend your

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 1

אָבִ֡יךָ'a.Vi.khafather your

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 2

אַֽל\־'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 27:10 word 3

תַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.Zoyou forsake

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to leave: forsake

Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 4

וּבֵ֥יתu.Veitand [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 5

אָחִ֗יךָ'a.Chi.khabrother your

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

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

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 6

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 27:10 word 7

תָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'you go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 8

בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 9

אֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khacalamity your

Lemma: אֵיד (ed) · Strong's: H0343

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

Meaning: calamity

Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:35, 2 Samuel 22:19, Job 18:12, Job 21:17, Job 21:30, Job 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0343; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 10

ט֥וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 11

שָׁכֵ֥ןsha.Khena neighbor

Lemma: שָׁכֵן (sha.khen) · Strong's: H7934

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

Meaning: neighboring

Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 3:22, Exodus 12:4, Deuteronomy 1:7, Ruth 4:17, Psalms 31:11, Psalms 44:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7934; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 12

קָ֝ר֗וֹבka.Rovnear

Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138

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

Meaning: near

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 13

מֵאָ֥חme.'Achmore than a brother

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

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

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 14

רָחֽוֹק\׃ra.Chokfar away

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

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

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Proverbs 27:10 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
forsake	→	עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake
your friend	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
or your father’s	→	אָב H0001G father
friend	→	רֵעֶה H7463 friend
and do not	→	אַל H0408 not
go	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to your brother’s	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
in the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of your calamity	→	אֵיד H0343 calamity
better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
a neighbor	→	שָׁכֵן H7934 neighboring
nearby	→	קָרֹב H7138 near
than a brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
far away	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant

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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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