Proverbs 6:34 Go deeper

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. (KJV)

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:34 word 1

קִנְאָ֥הkin.'Ahjealousy

Lemma: קִנְאָה (qin.ah) · Strong's: H7068

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

Meaning: jealousy

Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 5:14, Numbers 5:15, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:25, Numbers 5:29, Numbers 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7068; TAHOT Proverbs 6:34 word 2

חֲמַת\־cha.mat-[is the] rage of

Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534

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

Meaning: rage

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT Proverbs 6:34 word 3

גָּ֑בֶרGa.vera man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Proverbs 6:34 word 4

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 6:34 word 5

יַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.Molhe will have compassion

Lemma: חָמַל (cha.mal) · Strong's: H2550

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to spare

Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 2:6, Deuteronomy 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 23:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2550; TAHOT Proverbs 6:34 word 6

בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon a day of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

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 6:34 word 7

נָקָֽם\׃na.Kamvengeance

Lemma: נָקָם (na.qam) · Strong's: H5359

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

Meaning: vengeance

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 26:25, Deuteronomy 32:35, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43, Judges 16:28, Psalms 58:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5359; TAHOT Proverbs 6:34 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
jealousy	→	קִנְאָה H7068 jealousy
enrages a husband	→	חֵמָה H2534 rage
. . .	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
and he will show no	→	לֹא H3808 not
mercy	→	חָמַל H2550 to spare
in the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of vengeance	→	נָקָם H5359 vengeance

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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