Proverbs 9:16
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
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)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
הֵנָּה
hênnâh
hither or thither (but used both of place and time)
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
Key Terms in This Verse
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)
Study H376 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →Welcome to LOGOS Study
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