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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 23:27 - Observe
Proverbs 23:27 - For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| a whore | H2181 | זָנָה |
[Verb] to commit adultery (usually of the {female} and less often of simple {forniciation} rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah) |
| is a deep | H6013 | עָמֹק |
[Adjective] deep (literally or figuratively) |
| ditch | H7745 | שׁוּחָה |
[Noun Feminine] a chasm |
| and a strange | H5237 | נׇכְרִי |
[Adjective] {strange} in a variety of degrees and applications ({foreign } non-relative: {adulterous} {different } wonderful) |
| woman is a narrow | H6862 | צַר |
[Adjective] narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually {figuratively} that {is} trouble); also a pebble (as in H6864); (transitively) an opponent (as crowding) |
| pit | H875 | בְּאֵר |
[Noun Feminine] a pit; especially a well |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.