Proverbs 27:17 Go deeper

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. (KJV)

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בַּרְזֶ֣לbar.Zeliron

Lemma: בַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) · Strong's: H1270

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

Meaning: iron

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Leviticus 26:19, Numbers 31:22, Numbers 35:16, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1270; TAHOT Proverbs 27:17 word 1

בְּבַרְזֶ֣לbe.var.Zelby iron

Lemma: בַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) · Strong's: H1270

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

Meaning: iron

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Leviticus 26:19, Numbers 31:22, Numbers 35:16, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1270; TAHOT Proverbs 27:17 word 2

יָ֑חַדYa.chadit grows sharp

Lemma: חָדַה (cha.dah) · Strong's: H2300B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to sharpen

Used 2 times. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2300B; TAHOT Proverbs 27:17 word 3

וְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'Ishand each

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Proverbs 27:17 word 4

יַ֣חַדYa.chadhe sharpens

Lemma: חָדַה (cha.dah) · Strong's: H2300B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to sharpen

Used 2 times. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2300B; TAHOT Proverbs 27:17 word 5

פְּנֵֽי\־pe.nei-[the] face of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Proverbs 27:17 word 6

רֵעֵֽהוּ\׃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 27:17 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

As iron	→	בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron
sharpens	→	חָדַה H2300B to sharpen
iron	→	בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron
so one man	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
sharpens	→	חָדַה H2300B to sharpen
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
another	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor

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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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