Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 26:11 Interlinear

“As a dog returneth to his vomit so a fool returneth to his folly”

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Proverbs 26 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כְּ֭כֶלֶב	H3611	As a dog	a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
2	שָׁ֣ב	H7725	returneth	to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
3	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
4	קֵא֑וֹ	H6892	to his vomit	vomit
5	כְּ֝סִ֗יל	H3684	so a fool	properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
6	שׁוֹנֶ֥ה	H8138	returneth	to fold, i.e., duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)
7	בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃	H200	to his folly	silliness

Proverbs 26:11 (current)As a dog returneth to his vomit so a fool returneth to his folly