Proverbs 24:8

He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
Proverbs 24:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב לְהָרֵ֑עַ ל֝֗וֹ בַּֽעַל־מְזִמּ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃

  1. מְחַשֵּׁ֥בme.cha.Shev“[one who] plans”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָשַׁב · “devise” · Strong's H2803I
  2. לְהָרֵ֑עַle.ha.Re.a'“to do evil”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from רָעַע · “be evil” · Strong's H7489A
  3. ל֝֗וֹlo“<to> him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  4. בַּֽעַל־ba.'al-“master of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּעַל · “[master of](DESCRIPTOR)” · Strong's H1167K
  5. מְזִמּ֥וֹתme.zi.Mot“plots”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְזִמָּה · “plot” · Strong's H4209
  6. יִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'u“people will call”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)