“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
the lamp ofnounH5216
lamp · light
יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
נִשְׁמַ֣תnišəmat
is the breath ofnounH5397
breath · inspiration · soul · spirit
אָדָ֑םʾādām
a humannounH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂḥōpēś
it is searchingverbH2664
diligent · disquise self · hide · search (for ···
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
חַדְרֵיḥadərēy
the chambers ofnounH2315
innermost part · parlour · south · within
בָֽטֶןbāṭen
the 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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