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With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. (KJV)
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הִ֭טַּתּוּHi.ta.tushe turns him
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhp3fs)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Proverbs 7:21 word 1
בְּרֹ֣בbe.Rowith [the] greatness of
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Proverbs 7:21 word 2
לִקְחָ֑הּlik.Chahpersuasiveness her
Lemma: לֶ֫קַח (le.qach) · Strong's: H3948
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: teaching
Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:2, Job 11:4, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 4:2, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3948; TAHOT Proverbs 7:21 word 3
בְּחֵ֥לֶקbe.Che.lekwith [the] seductiveness of
Lemma: חֵ֫לֶק (che.leq) · Strong's: H2506B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: smoothness
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2506B; TAHOT Proverbs 7:21 word 4
שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָSe.fa.Tei.halips her
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: lip: words
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, 2 Kings 18:20, Job 11:2, Job 12:20, Proverbs 4:24, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193H; TAHOT Proverbs 7:21 word 5
תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ\׃ta.di.Che.nushe impels him
Lemma: נָדַח (na.dach) · Strong's: H5080
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)
Meaning: to banish
Used 54 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 13:5, Deuteronomy 13:10, Deuteronomy 13:13, Deuteronomy 19:5, Deuteronomy 20:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5080; TAHOT Proverbs 7:21 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| With her great | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| persuasion | → | לֶ֫קַח H3948 teaching |
| she entices him | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
| with her flattering | → | חֵ֫לֶק H2506B smoothness |
| lips | → | שָׂפָה H8193H lip: words |
| she lures him | → | נָדַח H5080 to banish |
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).
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