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Forכִּיon account ofבְעַדa prostituteאִשָּׁה זוֹנָהone comes toעַדa loafכִּכַּרof bread,לָחֶםbutוְanother man’sאִישׁwifeאֵשֶׁתhuntsתָצוּדthe preciousיְקָרָהsoul.נֶפֶשׁ
Proverbs 6:26
Study it in the app“For on account of a prostitute one comes to a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife hunts the precious soul.”
Can a man carry fire in his lap without his clothes burning?Purity
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:26, word by word
- a prostituteאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- a prostituteזוֹנָהzona
prostitute oneself
To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.
Where else “zona” appears- a loafכִּכַּרkikar
round loaf
A flat round bread, the size of a loaf, broken into pieces to eat.
Where else “kikar” appears- of breadלָחֶםlachem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachem” appears- another man’sאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- huntsתָצוּדtatsud
hunt
To track down animals, or pursue someone.
Where else “tatsud” appears- the preciousיְקָרָהyekara
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yekara” appears- soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nefesh” appears
The context
25Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her take you with her eyelids.
26 · This verse (above)
27Can a man carry fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?