Proverbs 7:22 Go deeper

He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekh[he is] walking

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N

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

Meaning: to go: follow

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 1

אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.habehind her

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 2

פִּ֫תְאֹ֥םpit.'Omsuddenly

Lemma: פִּתְאֹם (pit.om) · Strong's: H6597

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: suddenly

Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 6:9, Numbers 12:4, Joshua 10:9, Joshua 11:7, 2 Chronicles 29:36, Job 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6597; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 3

כְּ֭שׁוֹרKe.shorlike an ox

Lemma: שׁוֹר (shor) · Strong's: H7794

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

Meaning: cattle

Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 32:5, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7794; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 4

אֶל\־'el-[which] to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 5

טָ֣בַחTa.vach[the] slaughter

Lemma: טֶ֫בַח (te.vach) · Strong's: H2874

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

Meaning: slaughter

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Proverbs 9:2, Isaiah 34:2, Isaiah 34:6, Isaiah 53:7, Isaiah 65:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2874; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 6

יָב֑וֹאya.Vo'it goes

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 7:22 word 7

וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶסu.khe.'E.khesand like an anklet

Lemma: עֶ֫כֶס (e.khes) · Strong's: H5914

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

Meaning: anklet

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5914; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 8

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 9

מוּסַ֥רmu.Sar[the] chastening of

Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148I

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

Meaning: discipline: bonds

Used 2 times. Also: Job 12:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4148I; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 10

אֱוִֽיל\׃'e.Vila fool

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: fool(ish)

Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 10:8, Proverbs 10:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 7:22 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

He follows her	→	הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow
. . .	→	אַחַר H0310A after
on impulse	→	פִּתְאֹם H6597 suddenly
like an ox	→	שׁוֹר H7794 cattle
going	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the slaughter	→	טֶ֫בַח H2874 slaughter
like a deer	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
bounding	→	עֶ֫כֶס H5914 anklet
into	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
a trap	→	מוּסָר H4148I discipline: bonds

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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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