Proverbs 6:26
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָקָה
nâqâh
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
זָנָה
zânâh
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (...
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
נָאַף
nâʼaph
to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
צוּד
tsûwd
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
יָקָר
yâqâr
valuable (objectively or subjectively)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
Key Terms in This Verse
זָנָה zânâh
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of ...
Study H2181 →צוּד tsûwd
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
Study H6679 →נָקָה nâqâh
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
Study H5352 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →Cross References
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the prie...
That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye s...
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