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For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. (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 6:26 word 1

בְעַד\־ve.'ad-[the] price

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Proverbs 6:26 word 2

אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha 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 6:26 word 3

זוֹנָ֗הzo.Naha prostitute

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

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

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Proverbs 6:26 word 4

עַֽד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Proverbs 6:26 word 5

כִּכַּ֫רki.Kara round loaf of

Lemma: כִּכָּר (kik.kar) · Strong's: H3603H

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

Meaning: talent

Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3603H; TAHOT Proverbs 6:26 word 6

לָ֥חֶםLa.chembread

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Proverbs 6:26 word 7

וְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetand [the] wife of

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

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

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 6:26 word 8

אִ֑ישׁ'Isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376H

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

Meaning: man: husband

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376H; TAHOT Proverbs 6:26 word 9

נֶ֖פֶשׁNe.fesha life

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Proverbs 6:26 word 10

יְקָרָ֣הye.ka.Rahprecious

Lemma: יָקָר (ya.qar) · Strong's: H3368

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

Meaning: precious

Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3368; TAHOT Proverbs 6:26 word 11

תָצֽוּד\׃\ \פta.Tzudshe hunts

Lemma: צוּד (tsud) · Strong's: H6679A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to hunt

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 27:3, Genesis 27:5, Genesis 27:33, Leviticus 17:13, Job 10:16, Job 38:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6679A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:26 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
the levy	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
of the prostitute	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
is poverty	→	כִּכָּר H3603H talent
. . .	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
. . .	→	עַד H5704 till
and the adulteress	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
. . .	→	אִישׁ H0376H man: husband
preys upon	→	צוּד H6679A to hunt
your very	→	יָקָר H3368 precious
life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life

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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