Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
* Her feete goe downe to death: her ſteps take hold on hell.
יָרַד , verb, yarad — to come or go down, descend (value 214)
H3381,
יָרַד yârad, yaw-rad'; a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications):—× abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, × indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down
(Qal)
to go or come down
to sink
to be prostrated
to come down (of revelation)
(Hiphil)
to bring down
to send down
to take down
to lay prostrate
to let down
(Hophal)
to be brought down
to be taken down
Used in 345 Verses, 32 Books 376  Occurrence Count
מָוֶת , masculine noun, mavet — death (value 446)
H4194,
מָוֶת mâveth, maw'-veth; from H4191; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin:—(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead
death
death by violence (as a penalty)
state of death, place of death
Used in 152 Verses, 27 Books 155  Occurrence Count
צַעַד , masculine noun, tzaʿad — a step, pace (value 164)
H6806,
צַעַד tsaʻad, tsah'-ad; from H6804; a pace or regular step:—pace, step.step, pace, stride
step, pace
step, steps (of course of life) (fig)
Used in 14 Verses, 6 Books 14  Occurrence Count
רֶגֶל , feminine noun, regel — foot (value 233)
H7272,
רֶגֶל regel, reh'-gel; from H7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda:—× be able to endure, × according as, × after, × coming, × follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), × great toe, × haunt, × journey, leg, piss, possession, time.foot
foot, leg
of God (anthropomorphic)
of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table
according to the pace of (with prep)
three times (feet, paces)
Used in 230 Verses, 29 Books 241  Occurrence Count
שְׁאוֹל , feminine noun, shəʾol — underworld (place to which people descend at death) (value 337)
H7585,
שְׁאוֹל sheʼôwl, sheh-ole'; or שְׁאֹל sheʼôl; from H7592; hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates:—grave, hell, pit.sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit
the underworld
Sheol - the OT designation for the abode of the dead
place of no return
without praise of God
wicked sent there for punishment
righteous not abandoned to it
of the place of exile (fig)
of extreme degradation in sin
Used in 64 Verses, 17 Books 66  Occurrence Count
תָּמַךְ , verb, tamakh — to grasp, support, attain (value 460)
H8551,
תָּמַךְ tâmak, taw-mak'; a primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close:—(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).to grasp, hold, support, attain, lay hold of, hold fast
(Qal)
to grasp, lay hold of, attain
to hold up, support
to hold, keep
to take hold of each other
(Niphal) to be seized, be held
Used in 20 Verses, 7 Books 21  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 5:5Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| רַ֭גְלֶיהָ יֹרְד֣וֹת מָ֑וֶת שְׁ֝א֗וֹל צְעָדֶ֥יהָ יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Her feet |
H7272regel |
רֶגֶל |
233 |
| go down |
H3381yarad |
יָרַד |
214 |
| to death; |
H4194mavet |
מָוֶת |
446 |
| her steps |
H6806tzaʿad |
צַעַד |
164 |
| take hold |
H8551tamakh |
תָּמַךְ |
460 |
| on hell. |
H7585shəʾol |
שְׁאוֹל |
337 |
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