Proverbs 7:20 Go deeper
← Proverbs 7 · ← verse 19 · verse 21 →
He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
צְֽרוֹר\־tze.ror-[the] bag of
Lemma: צְרוֹר (tse.ror) · Strong's: H6872A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bundle
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 42:35, 1 Samuel 25:29, Job 14:17, Song of Solomon 1:13, Haggai 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6872A; TAHOT Proverbs 7:20 word 1
הַ֭כֶּסֶףHa.ke.sef<the> money
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Proverbs 7:20 word 2
לָקַ֣חla.Kachhe has taken
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Proverbs 7:20 word 3
בְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.Doin hand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: to
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 33:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Proverbs 7:20 word 4
לְי֥וֹםle.Yomto [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Proverbs 7:20 word 5
הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶאha.Ke.se'the full moon
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶא (ke.se) · Strong's: H3677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: full moon
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 81:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3677; TAHOT Proverbs 7:20 word 6
יָבֹ֥אya.Vo'he will come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Proverbs 7:20 word 7
בֵיתֽוֹ\׃vei.Tohouse his
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Proverbs 7:20 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| with him | → | יָד H3027K hand: to |
| a bag | → | צְרוֹר H6872A bundle |
| of money | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| and will not return | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| till | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| the moon [is] full | → | כֶּ֫סֶא H3677 full moon |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page