Proverbs 5:5
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.”
יָרַד
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)
רֶגֶל
feet/ her
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רֶגֶל
Foot, step, journey. Regel. The priest placed blood on the ear to hear God, the thumb to serve God, the foot to walk with God. The whole person consecrated — from hearing to doing to going.
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שְׁאוֹל
Sheol
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שְׁאוֹל
Hell, grave — sheol; the realm of the dead; David says even there God is present and the Holy One would not be abandoned to it
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מָוֶת
death
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מָוֶת
Death. Mavet. The cessation of life. But God holds the keys of death and promised resurrection to all who are in Him.
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תָּמַךְ
they will attain
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תָּמַךְ
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
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צַעַד
steps/ her
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צַעַד
a pace or regular step
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