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Proverbs 2:16

It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
Proverbs 2:16
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Original language (Hebrew)

לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃

  1. לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.kha“to deliver you”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָצַל · “to rescue” · Strong's H5337
  2. מֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.Shah“from a woman”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  3. זָרָ֑הza.Rah“strange”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from זוּר · “be a stranger” · Strong's H2114A
  4. מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.Yah“from a foreign [woman]”
    Preposition + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from נׇכְרִי · “foreign” · Strong's H5237
  5. אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.ha“[who] words her”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
  6. הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kah“she makes smooth”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חָלַק · “to smooth” · Strong's H2505B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)