Proverbs 28:9 Go deeper

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. (KJV)

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מֵסִ֣ירme.Sir[one who] turns aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 28:9 word 1

אָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.noear his

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G

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

Meaning: ear

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:9 word 2

מִשְּׁמֹ֣עַmi.she.Mo.a'from hearing

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:9 word 3

תּוֹרָ֑הto.Rah[the] law

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

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

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Proverbs 28:9 word 4

גַּֽם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Proverbs 28:9 word 5

תְּ֝פִלָּת֗וֹte.fi.la.Toprayer his

Lemma: תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) · Strong's: H8605

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

Meaning: prayer

Used 77 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 8:28, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8605; TAHOT Proverbs 28:9 word 6

תּוֹעֵבָֽה\׃to.'e.Vah[is] an abomination

Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441

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

Meaning: abomination

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Proverbs 28:9 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Whoever turns	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
his ear {away}	→	אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear
from hearing	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
the law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
even	→	גַּם H1571 also
his prayer	→	תְּפִלָּה H8605 prayer
is detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination

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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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