2 Peter 2:22
New Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָרָה
qârâh
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
אֶמֶת
ʼemeth
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
מָשָׁל
mâshâl
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
כֶּלֶב
keleb
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
הָפַךְ
hâphak
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
סָפַק
çâphaq
to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of ...
זָרַע
zâraʻ
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
רָחַץ
râchats
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
κύλισμα
kýlisma
a wallow (the effect of rolling), i.e. filth
Key Terms in This Verse
סָפַק çâphaq
to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of excess, to vomit
Study H5606 →קָרָה qârâh
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
Study H7136 →מָשָׁל mâshâl
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
Study H4912 →הָפַךְ hâphak
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
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