Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,Proverbs 5:3
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
כִּ֤י נֹ֣פֶת תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֣י זָרָ֑ה וְחָלָ֖ק מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן חִכָּֽהּ׃
- כִּ֤יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- נֹ֣פֶתNo.fet“honey”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֹ֫פֶת · “honey” · Strong's H5317
- תִּ֭טֹּפְנָהTi.to.fe.nah“they drip”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from נָטַף · “to drip|prophesy” · Strong's H5197
- שִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.Tei“[the] lips of”Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
- זָרָ֑הza.Rah“a strange [woman]”Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from זוּר · “be a stranger” · Strong's H2114A
- וְחָלָ֖קve.cha.Lak“and [is] smooth”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלָק · “smooth” · Strong's H2509
- מִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.men“more than oil”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶן · “oil” · Strong's H8081
- חִכָּֽהּ׃chi.Kah“mouth her”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חֵךְ · “palate” · Strong's H2441
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)