Proverbs 7:16
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָדָה
ʻâdâh
to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)
מִשְׁכָּב
mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
אֵטוּן
ʼêṭûwn
properly, twisted (yarn), i.e. tapestry
חֲטֻבָה
chăṭubâh
properly, a carving; hence, a tapestry (as figured)
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
בַּד
bad
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Key Terms in This Verse
עָדָה ʻâdâh
to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)
Study H5710 →מִשְׁכָּב mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
Study H4904 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →Cross References
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
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