Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his boſome, and his clothes not be burnt?
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146 Occurrence Count
אֵשׁ , feminine noun, ʾeysh — a fire (value 301)
H784,
אֵשׁ ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.fire
fire, flames
supernatural fire (accompanying theophany)
fire (for cooking, roasting, parching)
altar-fire
God's anger (fig.)
Used in 346 Verses, 33 Books 376 Occurrence Count
בֶּגֶד , masculine noun, beged — treachery (value 9)
H899,
בֶּגֶד beged, behg'-ed; from H898; a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage:—apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, × very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.treachery, deceit
(CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately)
Used in 190 Verses, 25 Books 217 Occurrence Count
חֵיק , masculine noun, heyk — bosom (value 118)
H2436,
חֵיק chêyq, khake; or חֵק chêq; and חוֹק chôwq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom (literally or figuratively):—bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.bosom, hollow, bottom, midst
Used in 33 Verses, 16 Books 37 Occurrence Count
חָתָה , verb, hata — to snatch up (value 413)
H2846,
חָתָה châthâh, khaw-thaw'; a primitive root; to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire:—heap, take (away).(Qal) to take hold of, seize, take away, pile up, snatch up (coals)
Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4 Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186 Occurrence Count
שָׂרַף , verb, saraf — to burn (value 580)
H8313,
שָׂרַף sâraph, saw-raf'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire:—(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, × utterly.to burn
(Qal) to burn
(Niphal) to be burned
(Piel) burner, burning (participle)
(Pual) to be burnt up, be burned
Used in 107 Verses, 21 Books 116 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 6:27Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּחֵיק֑וֹ וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Can a man |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| take |
H2846hata |
חָתָה |
413 |
| fire |
H784ʾeysh |
אֵשׁ |
301 |
| in his bosom, |
H2436heyk |
חֵיק |
118 |
| and his clothes |
H899beged |
בֶּגֶד |
9 |
| not be burned? |
H8313saraf |
שָׂרַף |
580 |
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