Proverbs 20:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃

Transliteration

nēr YHWH nišmat ʾādām ḥōpēś all-ḥadrê-bāṭen

Grammar Details

• *nēr*: noun, masculine singular construct - lamp of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
• *nišmat*: noun, feminine singular construct - breath of
• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular - man
• *ḥōpēś*: verb, Qal participle masculine singular - searching
• *ḥadrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - chambers of
• *bāṭen*: noun, feminine singular - belly/inner being

Word Meanings

• *nēr*: lamp/light
• *YHWH*: the LORD/Yahweh/the Eternal One
• *nišmat*: breath of/spirit of
• *ʾādām*: man/mankind/person
• *ḥōpēś*: searching/exploring/examining
• *ḥadrê*: chambers of/rooms of/innermost parts of
• *bāṭen*: belly/inner being/inward parts

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 2:11 : 11 For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save {G3361} the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save {G3361} the Spirit of God.
• 2 Cor 4:2-6 : 2 but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish: 4 in whom the god of this world hath blinded {G1519} the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn [upon them]. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
• Prov 20:30 : 30 Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes [reach] the innermost parts.
• Rom 2:15 : 15 in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else {G2532} excusing [them] );
• Gen 2:7 : 7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
• Job 32:8 : 8 But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
• 1 John 3:19-21 : 19 {G2532} Hereby {G5129} shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him: 20 because if our heart {G3754} condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;