Proverbs 6:13 Go deeper
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He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; (KJV)
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קֹרֵ֣ץko.Retz[he is] winking
Lemma: קָרַץ (qa.rats) · Strong's: H7169
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to wink
Used 5 times. Also: Job 33:6, Psalms 35:19, Proverbs 10:10, Proverbs 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7169; TAHOT Proverbs 6:13 word 1
מֹלֵ֣לmo.Lel[he is] scraping
Lemma: מָלַל (ma.lal) · Strong's: H4448B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to rub
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4448B; TAHOT Proverbs 6:13 word 2
מֹ֝רֶ֗הmo.Reh[he is] pointing
Lemma: יָרָה (ya.rah) · Strong's: H3384B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to show
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 31:51, Genesis 46:28, Exodus 4:12, Exodus 4:15, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3384B; TAHOT Proverbs 6:13 word 3
בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו\׃be.'etz.be.'o.Tavwith fingers his
Lemma: אֶצְבַּע (ets.ba) · Strong's: H0676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: finger
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 8:19, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 31:18, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 4:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0676; TAHOT Proverbs 6:13 word 4
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| winking | → | קָרַץ H7169 to wink |
| his eyes | → | H5869 |
| speaking | → | מָלַל H4448B to rub |
| with his feet | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
| and pointing | → | יָרָה H3384B to show |
| with his fingers | → | אֶצְבַּע H0676 finger |
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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