Proverbs 9:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פ

Transliteration

wlōʾ-yādaʿ kî-rpāʾîm šām bʿimqê šʾôl qruʾêhā

Grammar Details

*wlōʾ-yādaʿ*: conjunction with negative particle and Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he does not know
*kî-rpāʾîm*: conjunction with masculine plural noun - that the dead/shades
*šām*: adverb - there
*bʿimqê*: preposition with masculine plural construct noun - in depths of
*šʾôl*: feminine noun - Sheol/grave/underworld
*qruʾêhā*: masculine plural adjective/passive participle with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her invited ones

Word Meanings

*yādaʿ*: knows/understands/perceives
*rpāʾîm*: dead/shades/departed spirits/ghosts
*ʿimqê*: depths/deep places
*šʾôl*: Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead
*qruʾêhā*: her invited ones/her guests/those called by her

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 7:27 : 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
2 Pet 3:5 : 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
Ps 82:5 : 5 They know{H8804)} not, neither will they understand{H8799)}; they walk{H8691)} on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course{H8735)}.
Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Prov 2:18-19 : 18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
Prov 5:5 : 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Prov 6:26 : 26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

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