Proverbs 27:14 Go deeper
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He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. (KJV)
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מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְme.Va.Rekh[one who] blesses
Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to bless
Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Proverbs 27:14 word 1
רֵעֵ֨הוּ\׀re.'E.huneighbor his
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 27:14 word 2
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolwith a voice
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:14 word 3
גָּ֭דוֹלGa.dolgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:14 word 4
בַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Proverbs 27:14 word 5
הַשְׁכֵּ֑יםhash.Keimrising early
Lemma: שָׁכַם (sha.kham) · Strong's: H7925
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to rise
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 26:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7925; TAHOT Proverbs 27:14 word 6
קְ֝לָלָ֗הke.la.Laha curse
Lemma: קְלָלָה (qe.la.lah) · Strong's: H7045
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: curse
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:13, Deuteronomy 11:26, Deuteronomy 11:28, Deuteronomy 11:29, Deuteronomy 21:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7045; TAHOT Proverbs 27:14 word 7
תֵּחָ֥שֶׁבte.Cha.shevit is reckoned
Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)
Meaning: to devise: count
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 31:15, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 17:4, Leviticus 25:27, Leviticus 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2803H; TAHOT Proverbs 27:14 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If one blesses | → | בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless |
| his neighbor | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| with a loud | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| voice | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| early | → | שָׁכַם H7925 to rise |
| in the morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| it will be counted | → | חָשַׁב H2803H to devise: count |
| to him | → | |
| as a curse | → | קְלָלָה H7045 curse |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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