Proverbs 6:26
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
זָנָה
a prostitute
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זָנָה
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)
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כִּכָּר
a round loaf of
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כִּכָּר
a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)
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לֶחֶם
bread
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לֶחֶם
Bread, food, grain. Lechem. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. There is food for the body and food for the soul.
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צוּד
she hunts
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צוּד
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
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בְּעַד
the price
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בְּעַד
in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.
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יָקָר
precious
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יָקָר
valuable (objectively or subjectively)
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