Bible Word Study tool: Translation occurrences versus Senses occurrences

When I open a BWS panel on the Hebrew Lemma yr' (fear), the Translation section indicates there are 316 occurrences of that Lemma (using ESV). But when I scroll down through the Senses section, it says there are 317 occurrences. When I do this same exercise using other words 'fear' words (mora, yira, yare, etc.) the number of occurrences in the Translation sections and Senses sections always agree. What am I missing?

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MJ. Smith

One literally has to compare the two lists to find the element causing the discrepancy. Then examine the reverse interlinear to see what caused the difference. Then it is usually explainable. Once in a while when trying to "balance" the various counts, I get stumped. Someone on the forums usually can see what I am missing.

Dave Hooton

When I open a BWS panel on the Hebrew Lemma yr' (fear), the Translation section indicates there are 316 occurrences of that Lemma (using ESV). But when I scroll down through the Senses section, it says there are 317 occurrences.

The offending verse is Micah 6:9. Though tagged for the sense, it has a different lemma than yr or ירא . It is translated "fear" at Micah 6.9 but its general meaning is "see". I can't explain it.

Jonathan Kent Blackburn

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1212865#Comment_1212865

Thanks, MJ. I was in this very process when I thought, 'there has to be a more efficient way to do this.' Thank you for sharing your insight.

Jonathan Kent Blackburn

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1212981#Comment_1212981

Thank you so much, Dave! That's very interesting (to me anyway)... another rabbit trail for me to chase (when time permits). I am grateful for your help in isolating the verse.

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1213034#Comment_1213034

Thank you so much, Dave! That's very interesting (to me anyway)... another rabbit trail for me to chase (when time permits).

It came down to comparing the 9 sense occurrences stated against the lemma and

<Sense to fear (reverence)> INTERSECTS <Lemma = lbs/he/ירא> has 90 results vs 91 in BWS. Then I compared the results side-by-side to isolate the extra verse.

Other cases have a simpler explanation. If multiple senses have been assigned to a word those extra senses are listed and the sense count is inflated e.g. חָמָס violence, wrong.