Proverbs 5:5 Go deeper

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. (KJV)

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רַ֭גְלֶיהָRag.lei.hafeet her

Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272

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

Meaning: foot

Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Proverbs 5:5 word 1

יֹרְד֣וֹתyo.re.Dot[are] going down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Proverbs 5:5 word 2

מָ֑וֶתMa.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

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

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Proverbs 5:5 word 3

שְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olSheol

Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: hell: Sheol

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Proverbs 5:5 word 4

צְעָדֶ֥יהָtze.'a.Dei.hasteps her

Lemma: צַ֫עַד (tsa.ad) · Strong's: H6806

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

Meaning: step

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Samuel 6:13, 2 Samuel 22:37, Job 14:16, Job 18:7, Job 31:4, Job 31:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6806; TAHOT Proverbs 5:5 word 5

יִתְמֹֽכוּ\׃yit.Mo.khuthey will attain

Lemma: תָּמַךְ (ta.makh) · Strong's: H8551

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 48:17, Exodus 17:12, Job 36:17, Psalms 16:5, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 41:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8551; TAHOT Proverbs 5:5 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Her feet	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot
go down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
to death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death
her steps	→	צַ֫עַד H6806 step
lead straight to	→	תָּמַךְ H8551 to grasp
Sheol	→	שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol

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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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