Proverbs 5:3 Go deeper

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 5:3 word 1

נֹ֣פֶתNo.fethoney

Lemma: נֹ֫פֶת (no.phet) · Strong's: H5317

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

Meaning: honey

Used 5 times. Also: Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 27:7, Song of Solomon 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5317; TAHOT Proverbs 5:3 word 2

תִּ֭טֹּפְנָהTi.to.fe.nahthey drip

Lemma: נָטַף (na.taph) · Strong's: H5197

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

Meaning: to drip/prophesy

Used 18 times. Also: Judges 5:4, Job 29:22, Psalms 68:8, Song of Solomon 4:11, Song of Solomon 5:5, Song of Solomon 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5197; TAHOT Proverbs 5:3 word 3

שִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.Tei[the] lips of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 5:3 word 4

זָרָ֑הza.Raha strange [woman]

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 5:3 word 5

וְחָלָ֖קve.cha.Lakand [is] smooth

Lemma: חָלָק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2509

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: smooth

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 27:11, Proverbs 26:28, Ezekiel 12:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2509; TAHOT Proverbs 5:3 word 6

מִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menmore than oil

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081

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

Meaning: oil

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Proverbs 5:3 word 7

חִכָּֽהּ\׃chi.Kahmouth her

Lemma: חֵךְ (chekh) · Strong's: H2441

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

Meaning: palate

Used 18 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 12:11, Job 20:13, Job 29:10, Job 31:30, Job 33:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2441; TAHOT Proverbs 5:3 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Though	→	כִּי H3588A for
the lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
of the forbidden woman	→	זוּר H2114A be a stranger
drip	→	נָטַף H5197 to drip/prophesy
honey	→	נֹ֫פֶת H5317 honey
and her speech	→	חֵךְ H2441 palate
[is] smoother	→	חָלָק H2509 smooth
than oil	→	שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil

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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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