Proverbs 20:25 — King James Version← Study notes

“It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.”

Proverbs 20:25 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 20:257 words

HebrewMeaning

מוֹקֵ֣שׁmwōqēš

be ensnarednounH4170

gin · snare · trap

אָ֭דָםʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

יָ֣לַעyālaʿ

devourverbH3216

קֹ֑דֶשׁqōdeš

consecratednounH6944

dedicated · hallowed · holiness · holy ( day ···

וְ/אַחַ֖רwəʾaḥar

after (thatconjH310

-ward) · again · at · away from ···

נְדָרִ֣יםnədāriym

vownounH5088

לְ/בַקֵּֽרləbaqēr

inquirepronH1239

search · seek out

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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