Proverbs 20:14

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth."

Word-by-Word Analysis

It is

אָוֶן

ʼâven

H205

strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

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it is

אָוֶן

ʼâven

H205

strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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the

קָנָה

qânâh

H7069

to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own

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but when he is

הָלַךְ

hâlak

H1980

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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his

דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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then he

הָלַל

hâlal

H1984

to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causative...

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Key Terms in This Verse

naught H205

אָוֶן ʼâven

strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

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naught H205

אָוֶן ʼâven

strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

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buyer H7069

קָנָה qânâh

to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own

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boasteth H1984

הָלַל hâlal

to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

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gone H1980

הָלַךְ hâlak

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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way H1870

דֶּרֶךְ derek

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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saith H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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