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She turns him asideהִטַּתּוּwith the greatnessבְּרֹבof her teaching;לִקְחָהּwith the smoothnessבְּחֵלֶקof her lipsשְׂפָתֶיהָshe drags him along.תַּדִּיחֶנּוּ
Proverbs 7:21
Study it in the app“She turns him aside with the greatness of her teaching; with the smoothness of her lips she drags him along.”
Drawn by her lips, he follows her like an ox to the slaughter, not knowing it costs his lifePurity
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 7:21, word by word
- She turns him asideהִטַּתּhitat
turn aside
To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.
Where else “hitat” appears- with the greatnessרֹבrov
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rov” appears- of her teachingלִקְחָlikach
teaching, instruction
Teaching: what is received in order to learn; also persuasion.
Where else “likach” appears- with the smoothnessחֵלֶקchelek
smoothness
Another word spelled the same: sweet, flattering words.
Where else “chelek” appears- of her lipsשְׂפָתֶיsefate
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefate” appears- she drags him alongתַּדִּיחֶtadiche
lead astray
To lead someone astray.
Where else “tadiche” appears
The context
20The bag of money he took in his hand; on the day of the full moon he will come home.”
21 · This verse (above)
22He goes after her suddenly, as an ox to the slaughter goes, and as one in fetters to the correction goes the fool,