Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 25:16 Interlinear
“honey Hast thou found eat so much as is sufficient for thee lest thou be filled therewith and vomit”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | דְּבַ֣שׁ | H1706 | honey | honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup |
| 2 | מָ֭צָאתָ | H4672 | Hast thou found | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
| 3 | אֱכֹ֣ל | H398 | eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | דַּיֶּ֑ךָּ | H1767 | so much as is sufficient | enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases |
| 5 | פֶּן | H6435 | properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest | |
| 6 | תִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּ | H7646 | for thee lest thou be filled | to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) |
| 7 | וַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃ | H6958 | therewith and vomit | to vomit |
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