Proverbs 9:17 Go deeper

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַֽיִם\־ma.yim-waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 9:17 word 1

גְּנוּבִ֥יםge.nu.Vimstolen

Lemma: גָּנַב (ga.nav) · Strong's: H1589

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)

Meaning: to steal

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:27, Genesis 31:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1589; TAHOT Proverbs 9:17 word 2

יִמְתָּ֑קוּyim.Ta.kuthey are sweet

Lemma: מָתֹק (ma.taq) · Strong's: H4985

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: be sweet

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Job 20:12, Job 21:33, Job 24:20, Psalms 55:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4985; TAHOT Proverbs 9:17 word 3

וְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemand bread of

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Proverbs 9:17 word 4

סְתָרִ֣יםse.ta.Rimsecret places

Lemma: סֵ֫תֶר (se.ter) · Strong's: H5643A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: secrecy

Used 35 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:24, Deuteronomy 28:57, Judges 3:19, 1 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5643A; TAHOT Proverbs 9:17 word 5

יִנְעָֽם\׃yin.'Amit is delightful

Lemma: נָעֵם (na.em) · Strong's: H5276

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

Meaning: be pleasant

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 49:15, 2 Samuel 1:26, Psalms 141:6, Proverbs 2:10, Proverbs 24:25, Song of Solomon 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5276; TAHOT Proverbs 9:17 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Stolen	→	גָּנַב H1589 to steal
water	→	מַי H4325G water
is sweet	→	מָתֹק H4985 be sweet
and bread	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
[eaten] in secret	→	סֵ֫תֶר H5643A secrecy
is tasty	→	נָעֵם H5276 be pleasant

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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