Proverbs 6:32 Go deeper

But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

נֹאֵ֣ףno.'Ef[one who] commits adultery

Lemma: נָאַף (na.aph) · Strong's: H5003

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to commit adultery

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:14, Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 5:18, Job 24:15, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 30:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5003; TAHOT Proverbs 6:32 word 1

אִשָּׁ֣ה'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 6:32 word 2

חֲסַר\־cha.sar-[is] lacking of

Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2638

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: lacking

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:15, 2 Samuel 3:29, 1 Kings 11:22, Proverbs 7:7, Proverbs 9:4, Proverbs 9:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2638; TAHOT Proverbs 6:32 word 3

לֵ֑בLevheart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:32 word 4

מַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.Chit[one who] destroys

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Proverbs 6:32 word 5

נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.Shoown self his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

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

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Proverbs 6:32 word 6

ה֣וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 6:32 word 7

יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה\׃ya.'a.Se.nahhe will do it

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

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

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:32 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

He who commits adultery	→	נָאַף H5003 to commit adultery
. . .	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
lacks	→	חָסֵר H2638 lacking
judgment	→	לֵב H3820A heart
whoever	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
does so	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
destroys	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
himself	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself

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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