Proverbs 27:7 Go deeper

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. (KJV)

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נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshan appetite

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315J

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

Meaning: soul: person

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315J; TAHOT Proverbs 27:7 word 1

שְׂ֭בֵעָהSe.ve.'ahsatisfied

Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.ve.a) · Strong's: H7649

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

Meaning: sated

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Deuteronomy 33:23, 1 Samuel 2:5, 1 Chronicles 29:28, Job 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7649; TAHOT Proverbs 27:7 word 2

תָּב֣וּסta.Vusit treads down

Lemma: בּוּס (bus) · Strong's: H0947

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

Meaning: to trample

Used 12 times. Also: Psalms 44:5, Psalms 60:12, Psalms 108:13, Isaiah 14:19, Isaiah 14:25, Isaiah 63:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0947; TAHOT Proverbs 27:7 word 3

נֹ֑פֶתNo.fethoney

Lemma: נֹ֫פֶת (no.phet) · Strong's: H5317

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

Meaning: honey

Used 5 times. Also: Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 24:13, Song of Solomon 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5317; TAHOT Proverbs 27:7 word 4

וְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand an appetite

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315J

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

Meaning: soul: person

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315J; TAHOT Proverbs 27:7 word 5

רְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.Vahhungry

Lemma: רָעֵב (ra.ev) · Strong's: H7457

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

Meaning: hungry

Used 20 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:5, 2 Samuel 17:29, 2 Kings 7:12, Job 5:5, Job 18:12, Job 22:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7457; TAHOT Proverbs 27:7 word 6

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 27:7 word 7

מַ֥רmarbitter [thing]

Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751

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

Meaning: bitter

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Proverbs 27:7 word 8

מָתֽוֹק\׃ma.Tok[is] sweet

Lemma: מָתוֹק (ma.toq) · Strong's: H4966

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

Meaning: sweet

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 14:14, Judges 14:18, Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 24:13, Ecclesiastes 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4966; TAHOT Proverbs 27:7 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person
that is full	→	שָׂבֵעַ H7649 sated
loathes	→	בּוּס H0947 to trample
honey	→	נֹ֫פֶת H5317 honey
but to a hungry	→	רָעֵב H7457 hungry
soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person
any	→	כֹּל H3605 all
bitter thing	→	מַר H4751 bitter
is sweet	→	מָתוֹק H4966 sweet

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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