Proverbs 7:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, | crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, | Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house, |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [who] was passing by | עֹבֵ֣ר | 'o-VER | H5674A | to passעָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish … |
| in the street | בַּ֭שּׁוּק | BA-shuk | H7784 | streetשׁוּק (shuq) street |
| beside | אֵ֣צֶל | 'E-tzel | H0681 | besideאֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) 1) beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity subst 2) (BDB) 2a) conjunction, proximity 2b) beside, in proximity, contiguous to, from beside |
| corner her | פִּנָּ֑הּ | pi-NAH | H6438H | cornerפִּנָּה (pin.nah) 1) corner 1a) corner (of square objects) 1b) corner (of ruler or chief-fig.) Also means: pen (פֵּן "Corner" H6434) |
| and [the] direction of | וְדֶ֖רֶךְ | ve-DE-rekh | H1870K | way: conductדֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.) |
| house her | בֵּיתָ֣הּ | bei-TAH | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
| he strode | יִצְעָֽד׃ | yitz-'AD | H6805 | to marchצָעַד (tsa.ad) 1) to step, march, stride 1a) (Qal) to step, march 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to march |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.