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Proverbs 2:18

For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
Proverbs 2:18
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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל־מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. שָׁ֣חָהSha.chah“she sank down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שׁוּחַ · “to sink” · Strong's H7743
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. מָ֣וֶתMa.vet“death”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  5. בֵּיתָ֑הּbei.Tah“house her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  6. וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. רְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'Im“[the] shades”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רְפָאִים · “shade” · Strong's H7496
  8. מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma'.ge.lo.Tei.ha“tracks her”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מַעְגָּל · “track” · Strong's H4570
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)