For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
* For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a ſtrange woman is a narrow pit.
בְּאֵר , feminine noun, bəʾeyr — a well, pit (value 203)
H875,
בְּאֵר beʼêr, be-ayr'; from H874; a pit; especially a well:—pit, well.Used in 33 Verses, 7 Books 36  Occurrence Count
זָנָה , verb, zana — to commit fornication, be a harlot (value 62)
H2181,
זָנָה zânâh, zaw-naw'; a primitive root [highly fed and therefore wanton]; to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah):—(cause to) commit fornication, × continually, × great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot
(Qal)
to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication
to commit adultery
to be a cult prostitute
to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)
(Pual) to play the harlot
(Hiphil)
to cause to commit adultery
to force into prostitution
to commit fornication
Used in 81 Verses, 19 Books 90  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
נׇכְרִי , adjective, nokhriy — foreign, alien (value 280)
H5237,
נׇכְרִי nokrîy, nok-ree'; from H5235 (second form); strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful):—alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).foreign, alien
foreign
foreigner (subst)
foreign woman, harlot
unknown, unfamiliar (fig.)
Used in 45 Verses, 19 Books 45  Occurrence Count
עָמֹק , adjective, ʿamok — deep (value 210)
H6013,
עָמֹק ʻâmôq, aw-moke'; from H6009; deep (literally or figuratively):—(× exceeding) deep (thing).deep, mysterious, depths
deep
unsearchable
Used in 16 Verses, 6 Books 16  Occurrence Count
צַר , adjective, tzar — narrow, tight (value 290)
H6862,
צַר tsar, tsar; or צָר tsâr; from H6887; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in H6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding):—adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.narrow, tight
straits, distress
adversary, foe, enemy, oppressor
hard pebble, flint
Used in 107 Verses, 25 Books 110  Occurrence Count
שׁוּחָה , feminine noun, shuha — a pit (value 319)
H7745,
שׁוּחָה shûwchâh, shoo-khaw'; from H7743; a chasm:—ditch, pit.Used in 4 Verses, 2 Books 4  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 23:27Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כִּֽי־שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲמֻקָּ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה וּבְאֵ֥ר צָ֝רָ֗ה נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ |
| Verse #17072 (Ch. #651) — 7 words, 26 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| For a whore |
H2181zana |
זָנָה |
62 |
| is a deep |
H6013ʿamok |
עָמֹק |
210 |
| ditch; |
H7745shuha |
שׁוּחָה |
319 |
| and a strange woman |
H5237nokhriy |
נׇכְרִי |
280 |
| is a narrow |
H6862tzar |
צַר |
290 |
| pit. |
H875bəʾeyr |
בְּאֵר |
203 |
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