Proverbs 27:9 Go deeper

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. (KJV)

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שֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menoil

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081

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

Meaning: oil

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Proverbs 27:9 word 1

וּ֭קְטֹרֶתU.ke.to.retand perfume

Lemma: קְטֹ֫רֶת (qe.to.ret) · Strong's: H7004

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

Meaning: incense

Used 60 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 30:1, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7004; TAHOT Proverbs 27:9 word 2

יְשַׂמַּֽח\־ye.sa.mach-it makes glad

Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to rejoice

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Proverbs 27:9 word 3

לֵ֑בLeva heart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:9 word 4

וּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekand [the] sweetness of

Lemma: מֶ֫תֶק (me.teq) · Strong's: H4986

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

Meaning: sweetness

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4986; TAHOT Proverbs 27:9 word 5

רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.hufriend 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 27:9 word 6

מֵֽעֲצַת\־me.'a.tzat-more than [the] counsel of

Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098

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

Meaning: counsel

Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Proverbs 27:9 word 7

נָֽפֶשׁ\׃Na.fesha person

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

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

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Proverbs 27:9 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Oil	→	שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil
and incense	→	קְטֹ֫רֶת H7004 incense
bring joy	→	שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice
to the heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
and the counsel	→	עֵצָה H6098 counsel
of a friend	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
[is] sweetness	→	מֶ֫תֶק H4986 sweetness
to the soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself

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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