Proverbs 12:10
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
רַךְ
rak
tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak
רַחַם
racham
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
קָשֶׁה
qâsheh
severe (in various applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →רַחַם racham
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
Study H7356 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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