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Proverbs 6:16 — King James Version← Study notes

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:


Proverbs 6:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 6:168 words
HebrewMeaning
שֶׁשׁšeš
six thingsadjH8337
-teenth) · sixth
הֵ֭נָּהhēnāh
thoseprepH2007
in · such · them · thence ···
שָׂנֵ֣אśānēʾ
he hatesverbH8130
foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
וְ֝/שֶׁ֗בַעwəšebaʿ
and are sevenconjH7651
-s · (-teen · -teenth) · -th ···
תועבותtwʿbwt
abominable (customnounH8441
thing) · abomination
תּוֹעֲבַ֥תtwōʿăbat
abominable (customnounH8441
thing) · abomination
נַפְשֽׁ/וֹnapəšwō
self hisnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
Words 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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Markus BauerNote1mo ago
Transformation through the Word - Proverbs 6
I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circum...
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