Proverbs 20:27 — King James Version← Study notes

“The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.”

Proverbs 20:27 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 20:278 words

HebrewMeaning

נֵ֣רnēr

candlenounH5216

lamp · light

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

נִשְׁמַ֣תnišəmat

blastnounH5397

breath · inspiration · soul · spirit

אָדָ֑םʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂḥōpēś

changeverbH2664

diligent · disquise self · hide · search (for ···

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

חַדְרֵיḥadərēy

inner) chambernounH2315

innermost part · parlour · south · within

בָֽטֶןbāṭen

bellynounH990

body · as they be born · within · womb

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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