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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אִ֥ם'imif

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 1

תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ\־tikh.to.osh-you will pound

Lemma: כָּתַשׁ (ka.tash) · Strong's: H3806

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to pound

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3806; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 3

הָאֱוִ֨יל\׀ha.'e.Vilthe fool

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: fool(ish)

Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 4

בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁba.makh.Teshin <the> mortar

Lemma: מַכְתֵּשׁ (makh.tesh) · Strong's: H4388

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

Meaning: hollow

Used 2 times. Also: Judges 15:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4388; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 5

בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin among

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

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

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 6

הָ֭רִיפוֹתHa.ri.fotthe grain<s>

Lemma: רִיפָה (ri.phah) · Strong's: H7383

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: grain

Used 2 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7383; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 7

בַּֽעֱלִ֑יba.'e.Liwith the pestle

Lemma: עֱלִי (e.li) · Strong's: H5940

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

Meaning: pestle

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5940; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 8

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 9

תָס֥וּרta.Surit will depart

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 10

מֵ֝עָלָ֗יוme.'a.Lavfrom with <the> him

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 11

אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ\׃\ \פ'i.val.Tofoolishness his

Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: folly

Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 27:22 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Though	→	אִם H0518A if
you grind	→	כָּתַשׁ H3806 to pound
a fool	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
like grain	→	רִיפָה H7383 grain
with mortar	→	מַכְתֵּשׁ H4388 hollow
[and]	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
a pestle	→	עֱלִי H5940 pestle
[yet] his folly	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
depart	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
from him	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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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