Proverbs 2:16 Go deeper

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khato deliver you

Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Proverbs 2:16 word 1

מֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.Shahfrom a woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Proverbs 2:16 word 2

זָרָ֑הza.Rahstrange

Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: be a stranger

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Proverbs 2:16 word 3

מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.Yahfrom a foreign [woman]

Lemma: נׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) · Strong's: H5237

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: foreign

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 31:15, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3, Exodus 21:8, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5237; TAHOT Proverbs 2:16 word 4

אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.ha[who] words her

Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Proverbs 2:16 word 5

הֶחֱלִֽיקָה\׃he.che.Li.kahshe makes smooth

Lemma: חָלַק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2505B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhp3fs)

Meaning: to smooth

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 5:9, Psalms 36:2, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 7:5, Proverbs 28:23, Proverbs 29:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2505B; TAHOT Proverbs 2:16 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

It will rescue you	→	נָצַל H5337 to rescue
from the forbidden	→	זוּר H2114A be a stranger
woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
from the stranger	→	נׇכְרִי H5237 foreign
with seductive	→	חָלַק H2505B to smooth
words	→	אֵמֶר H0561 word

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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