Proverbs 7:9

at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
Proverbs 7:9
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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)

בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־בְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹם בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן לַ֝֗יְלָה וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃

  1. בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־be.ne.shef-“at twilight”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫שֶׁף · “twilight” · Strong's H5399
  2. בְּעֶ֥רֶבbe.'E.rev“in [the] evening of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֶ֫רֶב · “evening” · Strong's H6153
  3. י֑וֹםYom“[the] day”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  4. בְּאִישׁ֥וֹןbe.'i.Shon“in [the] middle of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁוֹן · “pupil” · Strong's H0380
  5. לַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lah“[the] night”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  6. וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃va.'a.fe.Lah“and darkness”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲפֵלָה · “darkness” · Strong's H0653
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)