Proverbs 28:12 Go deeper
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When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. (KJV)
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בַּעֲלֹ֣ץba.'a.Lotzwhen rejoice
Lemma: עָלַץ (a.lats) · Strong's: H5970
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:1, 1 Chronicles 16:32, Psalms 5:11, Psalms 9:2, Psalms 25:2, Psalms 68:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5970; TAHOT Proverbs 28:12 word 1
צַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimrighteous [people]
Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: righteous
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 28:12 word 2
רַבָּ֣הra.Bahgreat
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:12 word 3
תִפְאָ֑רֶתtif.'A.retglory
Lemma: תִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) · Strong's: H8597
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: beauty
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:40, Deuteronomy 26:19, Judges 4:9, 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8597; TAHOT Proverbs 28:12 word 4
וּבְק֥וּםu.ve.Kumand when arise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Proverbs 28:12 word 5
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 28:12 word 6
יְחֻפַּ֥שׂye.chu.Pashe is searched for
Lemma: חָפַשׂ (cha.pha.s) · Strong's: H2664
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)
Meaning: to search
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 31:35, Genesis 44:12, 1 Samuel 23:23, 1 Samuel 28:8, 1 Kings 20:6, 1 Kings 20:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2664; TAHOT Proverbs 28:12 word 7
אָדָֽם\׃'a.Dameveryone
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:12 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| triumph | → | עָלַץ H5970 to rejoice |
| there is great | → | רַב H7227A many |
| glory | → | תִּפְאָרָה H8597 beauty |
| but when the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| rise | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| men | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| hide themselves | → | חָפַשׂ H2664 to search |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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