Proverbs 7:19

“For the man is not in his house; he has gone on a journey far away.”

Proverbs 7:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 7:19, word by word

the manאִישׁish

husband

Literally "her man": the one married to her.

Where else “ish” appears
in his houseבֵיתvet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “vet” appears
he has goneהָלַךְhalach

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “halach” appears
on a journeyדֶרֶךְderech

journey

The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.

Where else “derech” appears
far awayרָחוֹקrachok

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

Where else “rachok” appears

The context

18Come, let us drink our fill of love until the morning; let us delight ourselves with caresses.

19 · This verse (above)

20The bag of money he took in his hand; on the day of the full moon he will come home.”

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