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In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: (KJV)
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בְּנֶֽשֶׁף\־be.ne.shef-at twilight
Lemma: נֶ֫שֶׁף (ne.sheph) · Strong's: H5399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: twilight
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 30:17, 2 Kings 7:5, 2 Kings 7:7, Job 3:9, Job 7:4, Job 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5399; TAHOT Proverbs 7:9 word 1
בְּעֶ֥רֶבbe.'E.revin [the] evening of
Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: evening
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Proverbs 7:9 word 2
י֑וֹםYom[the] day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 7:9 word 3
בְּאִישׁ֥וֹןbe.'i.Shonin [the] middle of
Lemma: אִישׁוֹן (i.shon) · Strong's: H0380
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pupil
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalms 17:8, Proverbs 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0380; TAHOT Proverbs 7:9 word 4
לַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lah[the] night
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Proverbs 7:9 word 5
וַאֲפֵלָֽה\׃va.'a.fe.Lahand darkness
Lemma: אֲפֵלָה (a.phe.lah) · Strong's: H0653
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: darkness
Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 10:22, Deuteronomy 28:29, Proverbs 4:19, Isaiah 8:22, Isaiah 58:10, Isaiah 59:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0653; TAHOT Proverbs 7:9 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| at twilight | → | נֶ֫שֶׁף H5399 twilight |
| as the day was fading | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| into the dark | → | אֲפֵלָה H0653 darkness |
| of the night | → | אִישׁוֹן H0380 pupil |
| . . . | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
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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