Proverbs 20:25 Go deeper

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.Kesha snare of

Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: snare

Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT Proverbs 20:25 word 1

אָ֭דָם'A.doma person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:25 word 2

יָ֣לַעYa.la'he may say rashly

Lemma: יָלַע (ya.la) · Strong's: H3216

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to blurt

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3216; TAHOT Proverbs 20:25 word 3

קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshholiness

Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: holiness

Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:25 word 4

וְאַחַ֖רve.'a.Charand after

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:25 word 5

נְדָרִ֣יםne.da.Rim[the] vows

Lemma: נֶ֫דֶר (ne.der) · Strong's: H5088

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: vow

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 7:16, Leviticus 22:18, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 22:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5088; TAHOT Proverbs 20:25 word 6

לְבַקֵּֽר\׃le.va.Kerto consider

Lemma: בָּקַר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1239

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to enquire

Used 7 times. Also: Leviticus 13:36, Leviticus 27:33, 2 Kings 16:15, Psalms 27:4, Ezekiel 34:11, Ezekiel 34:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1239; TAHOT Proverbs 20:25 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

It is a trap	→	מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare
for a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
to dedicate	→	קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness
something rashly	→	יָלַע H3216 to blurt
only later	→	אַחַר H0310A after
to reconsider	→	בָּקַר H1239 to enquire
his vows	→	נֶ֫דֶר H5088 vow

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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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