Proverbs 27:8 Go deeper

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. (KJV)

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כְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porlike a bird

Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6833

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: bird

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 7:14, Genesis 15:10, Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6833; TAHOT Proverbs 27:8 word 1

נוֹדֶ֣דֶתno.De.det[which] wanders

Lemma: נָדַד (na.dad) · Strong's: H5074

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to wander

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 31:40, 2 Samuel 23:6, Esther 6:1, Job 15:23, Job 18:18, Job 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5074; TAHOT Proverbs 27:8 word 2

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:8 word 3

קִנָּ֑הּki.Nahnest its

Lemma: קֵן (qen) · Strong's: H7064

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

Meaning: nest

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 32:11, Job 29:18, Job 39:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7064; TAHOT Proverbs 27:8 word 4

כֵּֽן\־ken-so

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Proverbs 27:8 word 5

אִ֝֗ישׁ'Isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:8 word 6

נוֹדֵ֥דno.Ded[who] wanders

Lemma: נָדַד (na.dad) · Strong's: H5074

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to wander

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 31:40, 2 Samuel 23:6, Esther 6:1, Job 15:23, Job 18:18, Job 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5074; TAHOT Proverbs 27:8 word 7

מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ\׃mi.me.ko.Mofrom own place his

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

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

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Proverbs 27:8 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Like a bird	→	צִפּוֹר H6833 bird
that strays	→	נָדַד H5074 to wander
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
its nest	→	קֵן H7064 nest
[is] a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
who wanders	→	נָדַד H5074 to wander
from his home	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place

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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