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Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. (KJV)
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עַל\־'al-there-
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:15 word 1
כֵּ֗ןKen-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Proverbs 6:15 word 2
פִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omsuddenly
Lemma: פִּתְאֹם (pit.om) · Strong's: H6597
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: suddenly
Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 6:9, Numbers 12:4, Joshua 10:9, Joshua 11:7, 2 Chronicles 29:36, Job 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6597; TAHOT Proverbs 6:15 word 3
יָב֣וֹאya.Vo'it will come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Proverbs 6:15 word 4
אֵיד֑וֹ'ei.Dodisaster his
Lemma: אֵיד (ed) · Strong's: H0343
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: calamity
Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:35, 2 Samuel 22:19, Job 18:12, Job 21:17, Job 21:30, Job 30:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0343; TAHOT Proverbs 6:15 word 5
פֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'an instant
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 29:1, Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 30:13, Habakkuk 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6621; TAHOT Proverbs 6:15 word 6
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 6:15 word 7
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 6:15 word 8
מַרְפֵּֽא\׃\ \פmar.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 12:18, Proverbs 13:17, Proverbs 14:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4832; TAHOT Proverbs 6:15 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| calamity | → | אֵיד H0343 calamity |
| will come upon him | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| suddenly | → | פִּתְאֹם H6597 suddenly |
| in an instant | → | פֶּתַע H6621 suddenness |
| he will be shattered | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| beyond | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| 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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