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untilעַדan arrowחֵץpiercesיְפַלַּחhis liver;כְּבֵדוֹas a birdכְּ צִפּוֹרhurriesמַהֵרtoאֶלthe snare,פָּחandוְdoes notלֹאknowיָדַעthatכִּיhis soulבְנַפְשׁוֹis at stake in it.הוּא
Proverbs 7:23
Study it in the app“until an arrow pierces his liver; as a bird hurries to the snare, and does not know that his soul is at stake in it.”
Drawn by her lips, he follows her like an ox to the slaughter, not knowing it costs his lifePurity
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 7:23, word by word
- an arrowחֵץchets
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chets” appears- piercesיְפַלַּחyefalach
cut open
To cut something open or into pieces; to pierce through.
Where else “yefalach” appears- his liverכְּבֵדkeved
liver
Liver.
Where else “keved” appears- as a birdצִפּוֹרtsipor
bird
Bird, small bird.
Where else “tsipor” appears- hurriesמַהֵרmaher
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “maher” appears- the snareפָּחpach
snare
A bird trap; a hidden danger.
Where else “pach” appears- knowיָדַעyada
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appears- his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears
The context
22He goes after her suddenly, as an ox to the slaughter goes, and as one in fetters to the correction goes the fool,
23 · This verse (above)
24And now, sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the sayings of my mouth.