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But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. (KJV)

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וְאֹ֣רַחve.'O.rachand [the] path of

Lemma: אֹ֫רַח (o.rach) · Strong's: H0734

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: way

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 49:17, Judges 5:6, Job 6:18, Job 6:19, Job 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0734; TAHOT Proverbs 4:18 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 4:18 word 2

כְּא֣וֹרke.'or[is] like a light of

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Proverbs 4:18 word 3

נֹ֑גַהּNo.gahbrightness

Lemma: נֹ֫גַהּ (no.gah) · Strong's: H5051

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

Meaning: brightness

Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:13, 2 Samuel 23:4, Psalms 18:12, Isaiah 4:5, Isaiah 50:10, Isaiah 60:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5051; TAHOT Proverbs 4:18 word 4

הוֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekh[which] goes

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to go: continue

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 26:13, Genesis 42:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980L; TAHOT Proverbs 4:18 word 5

וָ֝א֗וֹרva.'orand [which] shines

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0215

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to light

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 44:3, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 14:20, Exodus 25:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0215; TAHOT Proverbs 4:18 word 6

עַד\־'ad-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Proverbs 4:18 word 7

נְכ֥וֹןne.Khon[the] established [part] of

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVNrmsc)

Meaning: to establish: prepare

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:15, Exodus 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559A; TAHOT Proverbs 4:18 word 8

הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthe day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Proverbs 4:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The path	→	אֹ֫רַח H0734 way
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
is like the first gleam	→	אוֹר H0216 light
. . .	→	אוֹר H0215 to light
of dawn	→	נֹ֫גַהּ H5051 brightness
shining brighter	→	הָלַךְ H1980L to go: continue
and brighter until	→	עַד H5704 till
midday	→	כּוּן H3559A to establish: prepare
. . .	→	יוֹם H3117G day

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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