Proverbs 29:8 Go deeper

Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. (KJV)

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אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Sheipeople of

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Proverbs 29:8 word 1

לָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonmockery

Lemma: לָצוֹן (la.tson) · Strong's: H3944

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

Meaning: scorning

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 1:22, Isaiah 28:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3944; TAHOT Proverbs 29:8 word 2

יָפִ֣יחוּya.Fi.chuthey inflame

Lemma: פּוּחַ (pu.ach) · Strong's: H6315

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to breathe

Used 14 times. Also: Psalms 10:5, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 12:17, Proverbs 14:5, Proverbs 14:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6315; TAHOT Proverbs 29:8 word 3

קִרְיָ֑הkir.Yaha town

Lemma: קִרְיָה (qir.yah) · Strong's: H7151

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

Meaning: town

Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45, Job 39:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7151; TAHOT Proverbs 29:8 word 4

וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםva.cha.kha.Mimand wise [people]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 29:8 word 5

יָשִׁ֥יבוּya.Shi.vuthey turn away

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)

Meaning: to return: turn back

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Proverbs 29:8 word 6

אָֽף\׃'Afanger

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

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

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Mockers	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
. . .	→	לָצוֹן H3944 scorning
inflame	→	פּוּחַ H6315 to breathe
a city	→	קִרְיָה H7151 town
but the wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
turn away	→	שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back
anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger

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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