Proverbs 6:27 Go deeper

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? (KJV)

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הֲיַחְתֶּ֤הha.yach.Teh¿ will he snatch up

Lemma: חָתָה (cha.tah) · Strong's: H2846

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to snatch up

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 52:5, Proverbs 25:22, Isaiah 30:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2846; TAHOT Proverbs 6:27 word 1

אִ֓ישׁ'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 6:27 word 2

אֵ֬שׁ'eshfire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

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

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Proverbs 6:27 word 3

בְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.Koin bosom his

Lemma: חֵיק (cheq) · Strong's: H2436I

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

Meaning: bosom: lap

Used 10 times. Also: 1 Kings 22:35, Psalms 79:12, Proverbs 16:33, Isaiah 65:6, Isaiah 65:7, Jeremiah 32:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2436I; TAHOT Proverbs 6:27 word 4

וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.Davand garments his

Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B

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

Meaning: garment

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Proverbs 6:27 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 6:27 word 6

תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה\׃ti.sa.Raf.nahwill they be burned?

Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVNi3fp)

Meaning: to burn

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT Proverbs 6:27 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Can a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
embrace	→	חָתָה H2846 to snatch up
. . .	→	חֵיק H2436I bosom: lap
fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
and his clothes	→	בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
be burned	→	שָׂרַף H8313 to burn

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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