Proverbs 27:5 Go deeper

Open rebuke is better than secret love. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

ט֭וֹבָהToah[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

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 27:5 word 1

תּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatrebuke

Lemma: תּוֹכַ֫חַת (to.kha.chat) · Strong's: H8433B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: argument

Used 24 times. Also: Job 13:6, Job 23:4, Psalms 38:14, Psalms 39:11, Psalms 73:14, Proverbs 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8433B; TAHOT Proverbs 27:5 word 2

מְגֻלָּ֑הme.gu.Lahuncovered

Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540I

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsfsa)

Meaning: to reveal: uncover

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Exodus 20:26, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1540I; TAHOT Proverbs 27:5 word 3

מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הme.'a.ha.Vahmore than love

Lemma: אַהֲבָה (a.ha.vah) · Strong's: H0160

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: love

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:20, Deuteronomy 7:8, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 20:17, 2 Samuel 1:26, 2 Samuel 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0160; TAHOT Proverbs 27:5 word 4

מְסֻתָּֽרֶת\׃me.su.Ta.rethidden

Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsfsa)

Meaning: to hide

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Proverbs 27:5 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
an open	→	גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover
rebuke	→	תּוֹכַ֫חַת H8433B argument
than love	→	אַהֲבָה H0160 love
that is concealed	→	סָתַר H5641 to hide

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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