Proverbs 7:27

“Her house is the ways to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.”

Proverbs 7:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 7:27, word by word

Her houseבֵּיתָbeta

house

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

Where else “beta” appears
is the waysדַּרְכֵיdarche

manner

The way one lives and acts.

Where else “darche” appears
to Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol

Sheol

Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.

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going downיֹרְדוֹתyordot

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yordot” appears
the chambersחַדְרֵיchadre

inner room

Inner room, private chamber.

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of deathמָוֶתmavet

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

Where else “mavet” appears

The context

26For many wounded she has brought down, and numerous are all those she has killed.

27 · This verse (above)

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