Proverbs 7:23 Go deeper

Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עַ֤ד'aduntil

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 1

יְפַלַּ֪חye.fa.Lachit will pierce

Lemma: פָּלַח (pa.lach) · Strong's: H6398

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to cleave

Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 4:39, Job 16:13, Job 39:3, Psalms 141:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6398; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 2

חֵ֡ץchetzan arrow

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

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

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 3

כְּֽבֵד֗וֹke.ve.Doliver his

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.ved) · Strong's: H3516

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

Meaning: liver

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15, Leviticus 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3516; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 4

כְּמַהֵ֣רke.ma.Heras hurries

Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to hasten

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 5

צִפּ֣וֹרtzi.Pora bird

Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6833

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

Meaning: bird

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 7:14, Genesis 15:10, Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6833; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 6

אֶל\־'el-into

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 7:23 word 7

פָּ֑חPacha trap

Lemma: פַּח (pach) · Strong's: H6341A

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

Meaning: snare

Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 23:13, Job 18:9, Job 22:10, Psalms 11:6, Psalms 69:22, Psalms 91:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6341A; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 8

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and 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 7:23 word 9

יָ֝דַ֗עya.Da'he knows

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 10

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 11

בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹve.naf.Sho[is] for life his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Proverbs 7:23 word 12

הֽוּא\׃\ \פHu'it

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 7:23 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

until	→	עַד H5704 till
an arrow	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow
pierces	→	פָּלַח H6398 to cleave
his liver	→	כָּבֵד H3516 liver
like a bird	→	צִפּוֹר H6833 bird
darting	→	מָהַר H4116A to hasten
into	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
a snare	→	פַּח H6341A snare
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
knowing	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
it	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
will cost him his life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life

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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