Chapter 12
Proverbs 12:9
| לחם | ו חסר | מ מתכבד | ל ו | ו עבד | נקלה | טוב |
| bread loaf | None | None | to himself | None | None | he became good |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 3899 לחם lechem Definition: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) Root: from H3898 (לחם); See also H1036 (בית לעפרה) Exhaustive: from לחם; See also בית לעפרה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 2638 | חסר châçêr Definition: lacking; hence, without Root: from H2637 (חסר); Exhaustive: from חסר; lacking; hence, without; destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want. 9002 ו None Definition: and Root: None Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’) | 3513 | כבד kâbad Definition: to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses) Root: or כבד; a primitive root; Exhaustive: or כבד; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses); abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, [idiom] more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop. 9006 מ None Definition: from Root: None Exhaustive: None | 9033 | ו None Definition: him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular Root: None Exhaustive: Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular 9005 ל None Definition: to, for Root: None Exhaustive: None | 5650 | עבד ʻebed Definition: a servant Root: from H5647 (עבד); Exhaustive: from עבד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant. 9002 ו None Definition: and Root: None Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’) | 7034 קלה qâlâh Definition: to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt); base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile. | 2896a טוב ṭôwb Definition: good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) Root: from H2895 (טוב); Exhaustive: from טוב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured). |
RBT Hebrew Literal:
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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
He is good being despised, and a servant to him above him, honoring himself, and wanting bread.
He is good being despised, and a servant to him above him, honoring himself, and wanting bread.
LITV Translation:
He who is despised, and has a servant, is better than one honoring himself and lacking bread.
He who is despised, and has a servant, is better than one honoring himself and lacking bread.
ESV Translation:
Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.
Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Better is a man in dishonor serving himself, Than one honoring himself and wanting bread.
Better is a man in dishonor serving himself, Than one honoring himself and wanting bread.