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A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, (KJV)
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עֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimeyes
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:17 word 1
רָ֭מוֹתRa.mothaughty
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:17 word 2
לְשׁ֣וֹןle.Shona tongue of
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: tongue
Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 6:17 word 3
שָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerfalsehood
Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: deception
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Proverbs 6:17 word 4
וְ֝יָדַ֗יִםve.ya.Da.yimand hands
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 6:17 word 5
שֹׁפְכ֥וֹתsho.fe.Khot[which] shed
Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to pour: kill
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22, Leviticus 17:4, Numbers 35:33, Deuteronomy 19:10, 1 Samuel 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8210H; TAHOT Proverbs 6:17 word 6
דָּם\־dom-blood
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Proverbs 6:17 word 7
נָקִֽי\׃na.Kiinnocent
Lemma: נָקִי (na.qi) · Strong's: H5355A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: innocent
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 44:10, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 23:7, Numbers 32:22, Deuteronomy 19:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5355A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:17 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| haughty | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| a lying | → | שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception |
| tongue | → | לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue |
| hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| that shed | → | שָׁפַךְ H8210H to pour: kill |
| innocent | → | נָקִי H5355A innocent |
| blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
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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