Proverbs 7:12

“now in the street, now in the squares, and beside every corner she lies in wait.”

Proverbs 7:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 7:12, word by word

nowפַּעַםpaam

time

Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.

Where else “paam” appears
in the streetחוּץchuts

street

The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.

Where else “chuts” appears
in the squaresרְחֹבוֹתrechovot

square

Square: the open space of a town.

Where else “rechovot” appears
besideאֵצֶלetsel

beside

Beside, next to.

Where else “etsel” appears
cornerפִּנָּהpina

corner

The angle of a building; the main stone holding it.

Where else “pina” appears
she lies in waitתֶאֱרֹבteerov

lie in wait

Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.

Where else “teerov” appears

The context

11She is noisy and stubborn; in her house her feet do not stay;

12 · This verse (above)

13And she seizes him and kisses him; she makes bold her face and says to him:

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