Proverbs 29:1 Go deeper
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. (KJV)
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אִ֣ישׁ'isha person of
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 29:1 word 1
תּ֭וֹכָחוֹתTo.kha.chotrebukes
Lemma: תּוֹכַ֫חַת (to.kha.chat) · Strong's: H8433B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: argument
Used 24 times. Also: Job 13:6, Job 23:4, Psalms 38:14, Psalms 39:11, Psalms 73:14, Proverbs 1:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8433B; TAHOT Proverbs 29:1 word 2
מַקְשֶׁה\־mak.sheh-[one who] hardens
Lemma: קָשָׁה (qa.shah) · Strong's: H7185
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to harden
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:17, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 7:3, Exodus 13:15, Deuteronomy 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7185; TAHOT Proverbs 29:1 word 3
עֹ֑רֶף'O.refa neck
Lemma: עֹ֫רֶף (o.reph) · Strong's: H6203
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: neck
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 49:8, Exodus 23:27, Exodus 32:9, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Exodus 34:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6203; TAHOT Proverbs 29:1 word 4
פֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'suddenly
Lemma: פֶּתַע (pe.ta) · Strong's: H6621
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: suddenness
Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 6:9, Numbers 35:22, Proverbs 6:15, Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 30:13, Habakkuk 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6621; TAHOT Proverbs 29:1 word 5
יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.Verhe will be broken
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Proverbs 29:1 word 6
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 29:1 word 7
מַרְפֵּֽא\׃mar.Pe'[will be] healing
Lemma: מַרְפֵּא (mar.pe) · Strong's: H4832
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: healing
Used 16 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 21:18, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Proverbs 4:22, Proverbs 6:15, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 13:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4832; TAHOT Proverbs 29:1 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A man who | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| remains stiff-necked | → | קָשָׁה H7185 to harden |
| . . . | → | עֹ֫רֶף H6203 neck |
| after much reproof | → | תּוֹכַ֫חַת H8433B argument |
| will suddenly | → | פֶּתַע H6621 suddenness |
| be shattered | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| beyond recovery | → | מַרְפֵּא H4832 healing |
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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