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Proverbs 27:8

Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 27:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

כְּ֭צִפּוֹר נוֹדֶ֣דֶת מִן־קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן־אִ֝֗ישׁ נוֹדֵ֥ד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃

  1. כְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.por“like a bird”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צִפּוֹר · “bird” · Strong's H6833
  2. נוֹדֶ֣דֶתno.De.det“[which] wanders”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from נָדַד · “to wander” · Strong's H5074
  3. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  4. קִנָּ֑הּki.Nah“nest its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קֵן · “nest” · Strong's H7064
  5. כֵּֽן־ken-“so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  6. אִ֝֗ישׁ'Ish“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  7. נוֹדֵ֥דno.Ded“[who] wanders”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָדַד · “to wander” · Strong's H5074
  8. מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.Mo“from own place his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)