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Proverbs 5:4

in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.
Proverbs 5:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּ מָרָ֣ה כַֽלַּעֲנָ֑ה חַ֝דָּ֗ה כְּחֶ֣רֶב פִּיּֽוֹת׃

  1. וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּVe.'a.cha.ri.tah“and end her”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אַחֲרִית · “end” · Strong's H0319
  2. מָרָ֣הma.Rah“[is] bitter”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַר · “bitter” · Strong's H4751
  3. כַֽלַּעֲנָ֑הkha.la.'a.Nah“like <the> wormwood”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from לַעֲנָה · “wormwood” · Strong's H3939
  4. חַ֝דָּ֗הcha.Dah“sharp”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַד · “sharp” · Strong's H2299
  5. כְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.rev“like a sword of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  6. פִּיּֽוֹת׃pi.Yot“mouths”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from פֶּה · “edge” · Strong's H6310H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)