Proverbs 6:26 — King James Version← Study notes

“For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.”

Proverbs 6:26 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 6:2612 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

בְעַדbəʿad

aboutpronH1157

at by · for · over · through ···

אִשָּׁ֥הʾišāh

womannounH802

each · every · female · many ···

זוֹנָ֗הzwōnāh

commit fornicationverbH2181

continually · great · (be an · play the) harlot ···

עַֽדʿad

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

כִּכַּ֫רkikar

loafnounH3603

morsel · piece · plain · talent

לָ֥חֶםlāḥem

breadnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

וְ/אֵ֥שֶׁתwəʾēšet

womanconjH802

each · every · female · many ···

אִ֑ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

נֶ֖פֶשׁnepeš

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

יְקָרָ֣הyəqārāh

brightnessadjH3368

clear · costly · excellent · fat ···

תָצֽוּדtāṣwd

chaseverbH6679

hunt · sore · take

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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