Proverbs 5:4 Go deeper

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. (KJV)

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וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּVe.'a.cha.ri.tahand end her

Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: end

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Proverbs 5:4 word 1

מָרָ֣הma.Rah[is] bitter

Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: bitter

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Proverbs 5:4 word 2

כַֽלַּעֲנָ֑הkha.la.'a.Nahlike <the> wormwood

Lemma: לַעֲנָה (la.a.nah) · Strong's: H3939

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

Meaning: wormwood

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Jeremiah 9:15, Jeremiah 23:15, Lamentations 3:15, Lamentations 3:19, Amos 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3939; TAHOT Proverbs 5:4 word 3

חַ֝דָּ֗הcha.Dahsharp

Lemma: חַד (chad) · Strong's: H2299

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: sharp

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 57:4, Isaiah 49:2, Ezekiel 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2299; TAHOT Proverbs 5:4 word 4

כְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revlike a sword of

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Proverbs 5:4 word 5

פִּיּֽוֹת\׃pi.Yotmouths

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: lip: edge

Used 45 times. Also: Exodus 17:13, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 13:15, Deuteronomy 20:13, Joshua 6:21, Joshua 8:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310H; TAHOT Proverbs 5:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

in the end	→	אַחֲרִית H0319 end
she is bitter	→	מַר H4751 bitter
as wormwood	→	לַעֲנָה H3939 wormwood
sharp	→	חַד H2299 sharp
as a double-edged	→	פֶּה H6310H lip: edge
sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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