Proverbs 28:20 — Word Study
WLCאִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב־ בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃
BSAA faithfulʼĕmûwnâh [steadfast, trustworthy] manʼîysh will aboundrab [be richly supplied] with blessingsBᵉrâkâh [gifts from God, prosperity] but one eagerʼûwts [hastening, making haste] to be richʻâshar [to enrich himself, gain wealth] will notlôʼ go unpunishednâqâh▸ [remain, without penalty, innocent]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| אִ֣ישׁ | a person of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| אֱ֭מוּנוֹת | faithfulness | Noun common, feminine plural absolute |
| רַב־ | [will be] great of | Adj |
| בְּרָכ֑וֹת | blessings | Noun common, feminine plural absolute |
| וְאָ֥ץ | and [one who] hastens | Conjunction, verb qal participle (active) masculine singular |
| לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר | to gain riches | Preposition, verb hiphil infinitive construct common |
| לֹ֣א | not | Particle |
| יִנָּקֶֽה׃ | he will go unpunished | Verb, Niphal, imperfect third person masculine singular |
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| BSB | A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished. |
| KJV | A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. |
| ASV | A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. |
| YLT | A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted. |
| WEB | A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished. |
| BBE | A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment. |
Translations agree in their rendering of key terms and concepts.
The main clause presents the faithful man first, followed by a contrasting clause about the eager man, emphasizing the moral lesson.
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Deep Study — Proverbs 28:20
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Context — Wisdom on Faithfulness and Greedgenerated
Proverbs 28:20 presents a contrast between the faithful man and the one who hastens to be rich. The surrounding verses emphasize the importance of hard work and the dangers of chasing after wealth without regard for morality. This section of Proverbs serves as a guide for making wise choices in life, highlighting the rewards of integrity and the pitfalls of greed.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proverbs 20:6 | Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man? |
| 2 | 1 Samuel 22:14 | Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house? |
| 3 | Nehemiah 7:2 | Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. |
| 4 | Psalm 101:6 | My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me. |
| 5 | Psalm 112:4–9 | Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 16 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — אֱמוּנוֹת, 'E.mu.notgenerated
The word אֱמוּנוֹת ('emunot) is a feminine plural noun derived from the root אֱמוּן (H530), which conveys the idea of firmness and trustworthiness. It signifies faithfulness and reliability, essential qualities in both personal and communal relationships.
In this verse, it describes the character of a man who is steadfast and trustworthy, suggesting that such a person will experience abundance in blessings. The plural form emphasizes that faithfulness manifests in various aspects of life, leading to a rich and fulfilling existence.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
In the Berean Standard Bible, the verse uses faithful and eager to describe the contrasting characters.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is governed by the finite verb אָ֥ץ, hastens, which leads into two contrasting phrases: the first describes the faithful man and the second the one eager to be rich. The structure highlights the cause-and-effect relationship between character and outcome.
The sentence is built around these contrasts, with the faithful man positioned as the subject of the first clause, while the eager man is introduced in the second. This arrangement underscores the moral lesson being conveyed.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, אִישׁ is rendered as ἀνὴρ, which carries a similar meaning of 'man'. The translation retains the essence of the Hebrew text while adapting it for a Greek-speaking audience.
The Greek word for אֱמוּנוֹת is not directly matched, indicating a potential interpretive shift. This may reflect a broader understanding of faithfulness in the Greek context.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Proverbs 28:20 teaches that a faithful man will receive many blessings from God, while someone who is eager to get rich will face consequences. This verse encourages integrity and warns against greed.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
A faithful man is someone who is steadfast, trustworthy, and reliable in their actions and commitments.
The blessings refer to gifts from God, which can include prosperity, peace, and fulfillment in life.
Those who are eager to gain wealth often face negative consequences, such as moral failure or punishment.
It fits into a larger discussion on the importance of hard work and the dangers of greed, contrasting the outcomes of different behaviors.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways can I demonstrate faithfulness in my daily life?
- How do I balance ambition with integrity in my pursuits?
- What are some examples of blessings I have seen in my life due to faithfulness?
- How can I guard against the temptation to prioritize wealth over character?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Bede comments on the implications of seeking wealth and neglecting moral integrity, drawing from this verse.
"A man who hastens to be rich," etc. For surely, he who ambitiously seeks to increase wealth neglects sin, caught like birds, when he begins, eager for the bait of earthly things,Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 28 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Proverbs 28:20 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleA faithful man shall abound with blessings,.... Or, "a man of faithfulness" (u).
Read John Gill on Proverbs 28 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryA faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Read Robert Jamieson on Proverbs 28 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleA faithful man, Heb. a man of truth, or truths, who deals truly and justly in all his bargains and transactions with men. That maketh haste; more than God alloweth him; that taketh the nearest and readiest way to riches, whether it be right or wrong; that is unfaithful and unjust in his dealings. Shall not be innocent; shall not obtain the blessings which he seeks, but shall bring curses and miseries upon him instead of them.
Read Matthew Poole on Proverbs 28 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsProverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.Ver. 20. A faithful man shall abound in blessings.] God will bless him, and all that bless him. Men also shall rise up and call him blessed, saying, as Deuteronomy 33:29, "Happy art thou, O Israel; who is like unto thee, O peopIe, saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help," &c. Stars, though we see them sometimes in a puddle, in the bottom of a well, nay, in a stinking ditch, though they reflect there, I say, yet they have their situation in heaven. So God’ s faithfal servants, though in a low condition, yet are they fixed in the region of happiness. But he that maketh haste…
Read John Trapp on Proverbs 28 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) A faithful man, who is true to God and man, “shall abound with blessings” from God and man. Comp. Job’s description of his own blameless life and the blessings attending it (Job 29).
Read Charles John Ellicott on Proverbs 28 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 20. He that maketh haste to be rich] See Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 20:21.
Read AdamClarke on Proverbs 28 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges20. faithful] i.e., as the second clause shews, one who puts fidelity above gain. Comp. Psalms 15:4. innocent] Rather, unpunished, A.V. marg. and R.V. οὐκἀτιμώρητοςἔσται, LXX.
Read Cambridge on Proverbs 28 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleNot the possession of wealth, nor even the acquisition of it, is evil, but the eager haste of covetousness.
Read Albert Barnes on Proverbs 28 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.
Tyndale line
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.
Strictly literal
A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
A steadfast man has multiplied blessings, || And whoever is hastening to be rich is not acquitted.
A faithful man will abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful man will have great blessings, but the one who gets rich quickly will not go unpunished.
From the Latin
A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
Simplified
If you're trustworthy, you'll be richly rewarded; but if you try to get rich quick, you won't go unpunished.
A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint align closely, with six of the eight words matched. This consistency indicates a strong preservation of the verse's meaning across traditions, although the Septuagint's phrasing may differ.
אִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב־ בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃
6 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Proverbs 28:20
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word אִישׁ (iysh) means 'man' and can refer to an individual male, a husband, or a human being in general. It encompasses various meanings, including champion and great man, and can also imply 'whosoever' or 'each.' The word is built from a root suggesting existence and is used throughout the Old Testament.
אִישׁ 2166 n.m. man (= vir)
base
H376 אִישׁ man (= vir)
376 'iysh eesh
contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root
meaning to be extant); 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):--also, another, any (man), a certain, +
champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-,
husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree),
him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people,
person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy.
Compare 802.
see HEBREW for 0582
see HEBREW for 0802
אִישׁ (ish) — man.
: man
1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective)
אִישׁ (ish) — man: husband.
: husband
1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective)
אִישׁ (ish) — man: anyone.
: anyone/someone
1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
The Hebrew word אֱמוּנָה (*emuwnah*) is built from the root of H529, indicating concepts of firmness and steadfastness. It encompasses meanings such as fidelity, trust, and stability. The entries consistently highlight its moral implications, particularly in relation to faithfulness.
אֱמוּנָה n.f. firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
lit. firmness, steadiness
steadfastness
faithfulness, trust
base
H530 אֱמוּנָה firmness, steadfastness, fidelity . lit. firmness, steadiness
. steadfastness
. faithfulness, trust
530 'emuwnah em-oo-naw'); or (shortened) >emunah {em-oo-naw'
feminine of 529; literally firmness; figuratively security;
morally fidelity:--faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set
office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
see HEBREW for 0529
אֱמוּנָה (e.mu.nah) — faithfulness.
firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness
N-fp — Noun common · feminine plural absoluteHNcfpa
An infinite attribute of Jehovah; adapted to make perfect both the confidence of those who believe his word and rely on his promises, and the despair of those who doubt his word and defy his threatenings, De 28:26 Nu 23:19 Ps 89:33-34 Heb 10:23.
→ EXHORTATION TO Ps 12:1; 31:23; Pr 20:6; 28:20; Mt 10:22; 24:45-47; 25:14-23; Lu 12:42-44; 16:10-12; 19:12-27; 1Co 4:2; Re 2:10
See OBEDIENCE, EXHORTATION TO
See PERSEVERANCE
See MINISTERS, FAITHFUL
See REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN
→ INSTANCES OF
Abraham Ga 3:9
Moses Heb 3:5
David 2Sa 22:22-25
Elijah 1Ki 19:10,14
רַב (rav) means much, many, or great, often used in contrast to מְעַט (me'at). It can describe abundance in quantity or rank and is also used as a noun for chief or captain. The word conveys a range of meanings from numerous to exceedingly, and it can function as both an adjective and a noun.
רַב 429 adj. much, many, great
(oft. opp. מְעַט)
much: of substances
esp. of collectives, numerous
pl. many
רַב as subst. coll. pers.
cstr. = abounding in
מִן comp. = more numerous than
רַב = abundant, enough
as adv. much, exceedingly
less oft. great
base
רַב 49 n.m. chief
base
H7227a רַב much, many, great . (oft. opp. מְעַט) . . much: of substances
. esp. of collectives, numerous
. pl. many
. רַב as subst. coll. pers.
. cstr. = abounding in
. + מִן comp. = more numerous than
. רַב = abundant, enough
. as adv. much, exceedingly
. less oft. great
H7227b רַב chief
7227 rab rab
by contracted from 7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age,
number, rank, quality):--(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly),
captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man,
one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold,
things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very)
much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous,
populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
see HEBREW for 07231
רַב (rav) — many.
adj
1) much, many, great
1a) much
1b) many
1c) abounding in
1d) more numerous than
1e) abundant, enough
1f) great
1g) strong
1h) greater than
adv
1i) much, exceedingly
רַב (rav) — chief.
captain, chief
Aramaic equivalent: rav.re.van (רַבְרְבָן "noble" H7261)
רַב (rav) — (Sidon) the Great.
Combined with tsi.don (צִידוֹן "Sidon" H6721H)
§ captain, chief
Adj — AdjHAamsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
בְּרָכָה (berakah) means 'blessing' and encompasses a range of meanings including prosperity, praise of God, gifts, and treaties of peace. It is derived from the root word for 'to bless.' The entries highlight its use in various contexts, but do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.
בְּרָכָה n.f. blessing
blessing
source of blessing
blessing, prosperity
blessing, praise of God
a gift, present
treaty of peace
base
H1293 בְּרָכָה blessing
1293 Brakah ber-aw-kaw'
from 1288; benediction; by implication prosperity:--blessing,
liberal, pool, present.
see HEBREW for 01288
בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) — blessing.
1) blessing
2) (source of) blessing
3) blessing, prosperity
4) blessing, praise of God
5) a gift, present
6) treaty of peace
N-fp — Noun common · feminine plural absoluteHNcfpa
אוּץ (uwts) is a Hebrew verb meaning to press or make haste. It conveys a sense of urgency and confinement, with uses in both the Qal and Hiphil forms, indicating actions like hastening or urging. The entries highlight its range from physical pressing to the metaphorical sense of urgency.
[אוּץ] vb. press, be pressed, make haste
Qal
press, hasten
(intr.) be pressed, confined, narrow
hasten, make haste
Hiph. hasten
base
H213 אוּץ press, be pressed, make haste
213 'uwts oots
a primitive root; to press; (by implication) to be close,
hurry, withdraw:--(make) haste(-n, -y), labor, be narrow.
אוּץ (uts) — to hasten.
1) to press, be pressed, make haste, urge, be narrow
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to press, hasten
1a2) to be pressed, confined, narrow
1a3) to hasten, make haste
1a4) be narrow
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to urge, insist
1b2) to hasten
Conj | V-Qal — Conjunction · verb qal participle (active) masculine singularHC/Vqrmsa
עָשַׁר (ashar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be or become rich. It encompasses various forms, including the Qal (to become rich), Hiphil (to make rich), and Hithpael (to enrich oneself). The term appears in contexts related to wealth accumulation, as noted in 1 Kings 22:48. The entries collectively emphasize the act of gaining or pretending to have riches.
[עָשַׁר] vb. be or become rich
Qal I have become rich
Hiph.
make rich
gain riches
Hithp. one enriching himself.
base
H6238 עָשַׁר be or become rich
6238 `ashar aw-shar'
a primitive root; properly, to accumulate; chiefly
(specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich:--be(-come,
en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg).
See 6240.
see HEBREW for 06240
עָשַׁר (a.shar) — to enrich.
1) to be or become rich or wealthy, enrich, pretend to be rich
1a) (Qal) to be or become rich
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to make rich
1b2) to gain riches
1c) (Hithpael) to enrich oneself, pretend to be rich
Prep | V-Hiphil-Inf-a — Preposition · verb hiphil infinitive construct commonHR/Vhcc
rich'-ez, rich'-iz: Used to render the following Hebrew and Greek words:
(1) `Osher, which should, perhaps, be considered the most general word, as it is the most often used (Ge 31:16; Ec 4:8; Jer 9:23). It looks at riches simply as riches, without regard to any particular feature. Alongside this would go the Greek ploutos (Mt 13:22; Eph 2:7).
(2) Chocen (Pr 27:24; Jer 20:5), nekhacim and rekhush (Ge 36:7; Da…
→ General scriptures concerning De 6:10-12; 8:10-18; 31:20; 32:15; 1Sa 2:7; Ps 37:16; Pr 10:2,22; 11:4,28; 13:7,8; 14:24; 15:6,16,17; 16:8; 19:4; 21:6; 23:4,5; 27:23,24; 28:8,20,22; 30:8,9; Ec 5:9-20; 6:1,2; 7:11,12; 10:19; Isa 5:8; Jer 48:36; Ho 12:8; Mt 6:19-21; 13:22; 19:16-29; Mr 4:19; 10:17-25; Lu…
לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'
לֹא or לוֹא adv. not
base
H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not
3808 lo' lo
or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often
used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,
ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,
no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out
of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +
of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
לֹא (lo) — not.
1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Part — ParticleHTn
נָקָה (naqah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be clean or free from guilt, and it can also imply being empty or desolate. The entries indicate that it encompasses a range of meanings, including acquitting someone of guilt, being exempt from punishment, and being purged or cleaned out. The lexicons suggest various nuances, but they consistently focus on themes of innocence and cleanliness.
[נָקָה] vb. be empty(?), clean
Qal Inf. Abs.
Niph.
be cleaned out
be clean, free from guilt, innocent
be free, exempt from punishment
free, exempt from obligation
Pi.
hold innocent, acquit
leave unpunished
base
H5352 נָקָה be empty(?), clean .Inf. Abs.
. . be cleaned out
. be clean, free from guilt, innocent
. be free, exempt from punishment
. free, exempt from obligation
. . hold innocent, acquit
. leave unpunished
5352 naqah naw-kaw'
a primitive root; to be (or make) clean (literally or
figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be
bare, i.e. extirpated:--acquit X at all, X altogether, be
blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be
free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, X by no means,
be quit, be (leave) unpunished, X utterly, X wholly.
נָקָה (na.qah) — to clear.
1) to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off
1a) (Qal) to be empty, be clean, be pure
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be cleaned out, be purged out
1b2) to be clean, be free from guilt, be innocent
1b3) to be free, be exempt from punishment
1b4) to be free, be exempt from obligation
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to hold innocent, acquit
1c2) to leave unpunished
V-Niphal-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Niphal · imperfect third person masculine singularHVNi3ms