Proverbs 6:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קֹרֵ֣ץ בְּ֭עֵינָו מֹלֵ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֑ו מֹ֝רֶ֗ה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃

Transliteration

qōrēṣ with-ʿênāw mōlēl with-raḡlāw mōreh with-ʾeṣbəʿōtāyw

Grammar Details

*qōrēṣ*: verb, qal participle masculine singular - winking
*ʿênāw*: noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes
*mōlēl*: verb, qal participle masculine singular - speaking/signaling
*raḡlāw*: noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his feet
*mōreh*: verb, hiphil participle masculine singular - pointing/directing
*ʾeṣbəʿōtāyw*: noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his fingers

Word Meanings

*qōrēṣ*: winking/pinching/squinting
*mōlēl*: speaking/signaling/shuffling
*mōreh*: pointing/directing/teaching

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 35:19 : 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice{H8799)} over me: neither let them wink{H8799)} with the eye that hate{H8802)} me without a cause.
Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
Job 15:12 : 12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
Prov 5:6 : 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

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