Proverbs 23:33 — Word Study
WLCעֵ֭ינֶיךָ יִרְא֣וּ זָר֑וֹת וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ יְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃
BSAYour eyesʻayin [the windows of your soul] will seerâʼâh▸ strange thingszûwr [perverse women, weird visions] and your mindlêb [heart, inner being] will utterdâbar▸ perversitiestahpukâh [twisted things, confusing thoughts]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| עֵ֭ינֶיךָ | eyes your | Noun common feminine dual construct, suffix |
| יִרְא֣וּ | they will see | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person masculine plural |
| זָר֑וֹת | strange [things] | Adj |
| וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ | and heart your | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| יְדַבֵּ֥ר | it will speak | Verb, Piel, imperfect third person masculine singular |
| תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ | perverse things | Noun common, feminine plural absolute |
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| BSB | Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities. |
| KJV | Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. |
| ASV | Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things. |
| YLT | Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things. |
| WEB | Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things. |
| BBE | Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say twisted things. |
There are no significant differences in the translations of this verse.
The sentence consists of two main clauses connected by 'and', each describing the effects of intoxication.
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Deep Study — Proverbs 23:33
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Context — Warnings Against Alcoholgenerated
Proverbs 23:33 is part of a broader admonition about the dangers of alcohol. The verses preceding it describe the harmful effects of intoxication, likening it to the bite of a snake. This warning serves to highlight how alcohol can distort one's reality, leading to confusion and poor judgment, as seen in the subsequent verses that depict a state of disorientation and regret.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 19:32–38 | Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.” |
| 2 | Proverbs 31:5 | lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice. |
| 3 | Psalm 69:12 | Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards. |
| 4 | Daniel 5:4 | As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone. |
| 5 | Hosea 7:5 | The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — עֵ֭ינֶיךָ, 'Ei.nei.khagenerated
The word עֵ֭ינֶיךָ (*'einayikh*) means 'your eyes' and is a dual noun, indicating the two physical organs of sight. In this context, it emphasizes perception and awareness, suggesting that what one sees while intoxicated can be strange or disconcerting.
The dual form can also imply a broader scope of vision, encompassing both literal and figurative sight. The eyes are described as 'the windows of your soul,' indicating their role in revealing inner thoughts and feelings.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
Translations generally agree on the meaning of עֵ֭ינֶיךָ as 'your eyes' and maintain the imagery of seeing strange things.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The verse consists of two main clauses: the first describes what the eyes will see, and the second describes what the heart will speak. The finite verbs יִרְא֣וּ (*yir'u*) and יְדַבֵּ֥ר (*yedaBer*) govern their respective phrases, indicating a cause-and-effect relationship between seeing and speaking.
The structure emphasizes the consequences of intoxication, where the subject's perception leads to distorted thoughts and expressions, illustrating the dangers of losing control over one's faculties.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates יִרְא֣וּ as ἴδωσιν (*idōsin*), meaning 'they will see.' This choice maintains the focus on visual perception but may imply a more passive experience of seeing.
The translation of תַּהְפֻּכֹות as σκολιά (*skolia*) suggests a focus on the twisted or perverse nature of what is seen, aligning with the overall warning against the effects of alcohol.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Proverbs 23:33 warns that drinking can lead to seeing strange things and thinking in confusing ways. It describes how alcohol affects perception and leads to harmful thoughts and expressions.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Seeing strange things refers to the distorted perceptions and odd experiences that can occur when someone is under the influence of alcohol.
It means that one's thoughts can become twisted or harmful, leading to inappropriate or confusing speech.
The warning emphasizes that alcohol can impair judgment and lead to negative consequences in both perception and behavior.
It serves as a reminder of the potential dangers of substance abuse and the importance of maintaining control over one's actions and thoughts.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How have I seen alcohol affect people's perceptions and thoughts in my life?
- What are some ways I can maintain clarity of thought and perception?
- In what situations do I find myself tempted to compromise my judgment?
- How can I help others recognize the dangers of intoxication?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Bede comments on this verse, noting the connection between drunkenness and immoral desires, highlighting the dangers of following such impulses.
Your eyes will see strange women, etc. It is a customary and almost natural vice to follow feminine lust after the poison of drunkenness spreads in the heart, accompanied by wickedness and foulness of words.Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 23 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Proverbs 23:33 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThine eyes shall behold strange women,.... Being inflamed with wine, shall look upon women, other men's wives, and lust after them; or harlots, whom seeking after or meeting with, when in their cups,
Read John Gill on Proverbs 23 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. Thine eyes shall behold (i:e. look out for) strange women. Lust is inflamed by wines. (Genesis 19:31-35; Hosea 4:18).
Read Robert Jamieson on Proverbs 23 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleBehold, with evil intent, or lustfully, which is the effect of drinking much wine, as is noted in Scripture, ,35 Hosea 4:18, and other authors. Thine heart shall utter perverse things; thine heart, which, when thou hadst the use of thy wit, concealed, will then discover its wickedness by filthy and perverse speeches.
Read Matthew Poole on Proverbs 23 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsProverbs 23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.Ver. 33. Thine eyes shall behold strange women.] Venter aestuans mero, spumat in libidinem, saith Jerome. A belly filled with wine, foameth out filthiness. Wine is the milk of Venus, saith another. Drunkenness is the gallery that lechery walketh through, saith a third. Thine heart shall utter perverse things.] Preposterous, distorted, dislocated matters: soliciting thy neighbour’ s wife to wickedness; or otherwise vomiting out that which God hateth, and godly men abhor. Aφροδιτηςγαλα. - Arist. Vina parent animos Veneri. - Ovid.
Read John Trapp on Proverbs 23 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(33) Thine eyes shall behold strange women.—i.e., look out for them, impurity being the constant attendant of drunkenness. Or, the word may be translated “strange things,” referring to the strange fancies of a drunkard, the horrible and fantastic visions present to his disordered brain. Perverse things.—His notions of right and wrong being completely distorted.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Proverbs 23 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 33. Thine eyes shall behold strange women] Evil concupiscence is inseparable from drunkenness. Mr. Herbert shows these effects well: - He that is drunken may his mother kill, Big with his sister: he hath lost the reins; Is outlawed by himself. All kinds of ill Did, with his liquor, slide into his veins. The drunkard forfeits man; and doth divest All worldly right, save what he hath by beast. HERBERT'S Poems. - The Church Porch.
Read AdamClarke on Proverbs 23 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges33. strange women] This rendering, which is retained in R.V. marg. (comp. ἀλλοτρίαν, LXX.; extraneas, Vulg.), is in keeping with the usage of the word in this Book, and with the undoubted connection between excess of wine and lust; but strange things, R.V. text, preserves the parallelism better: the eye of the drunkard is haunted by strange visions; his mouth utters perverse words.
Read Cambridge on Proverbs 23 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible33. Eyes… heart — Intoxicating drinks inflame lust, and produce all manner of improper language.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Proverbs 23 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will speak perverse things.
Tyndale line
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.
Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thine heart shall utter froward things.
Thy eyes shall behold strange women, and thy heart shall utter perverse things.
Thine eyes shall looke vpon strange women, and thine heart shall speake lewde things.
Strictly literal
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thy heart shall speak froward things;
Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.
Your eyes see strange women, || And your heart speaks perverse things.
Thy eyes will see strange forms, and thy heart will speak perverse things.
Your eyes will see strange things and your heart will utter perverse things.
From the Latin
Thy eyes shall behold strange women, and thy heart shall utter perverse things.
Simplified
You'll hallucinate, seeing strange things, and your confused mind will make you say all kinds of craziness.
Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say twisted things.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree closely in their wording for this verse, with all six Hebrew words matched in the Greek translation. This indicates a consistent understanding of the text across these traditions.
עֵ֭ינֶיךָ יִרְא֣וּ זָר֑וֹת וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ יְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃
6 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Proverbs 23:33
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word עַ֫יִן (*'ayin*) means 'eye' and can refer to both the physical organ and its figurative uses, such as mental qualities and desires. It also denotes a 'spring' or 'fountain' of water. The entries highlight various phrases and contexts, including appearances and expressions of emotion, but do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.
עַ֫יִן 859 n.f. eye
lit. as physical organ
eyes as showing mental qualities
desire of the eyes, abominations of the eyes
Fig. of mental and physical faculties, acts and states
Transferred mngs.:
visible surface of earth
appearance
gleam, sparkle
Other phrases are: an eye for an eye; eye to eye; in the presence of, in full view of; of business transaction; on the forehead
base
עַ֫יִן n.f. spring (of water). Particular springs are:
ע׳ חֲרֹר Ju 7:1
ע׳ הַקּוֹרֵא (partridge-spring) Ju 15:19
ע׳ רֹגֵל near Jerus.
ע׳ הַתַּנִּין (dragon-spring)
base
H5869a עַ֫יִן eye . lit. as physical organ
. . eyes as showing mental qualities
. desire of the eyes, abominations of the eyes
. Fig. of mental and physical faculties, acts and states
. Transferred mngs.: . visible surface of earth
. appearance
. gleam, sparkle
. Other phrases are: an eye for an eye; eye to eye; in the presence of, in full view of; of business transaction; on the forehead
H5869b עַ֫יִן spring (of water)
5869 `ayin ah'-yin
probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or
figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the
landscape):--affliction, outward appearance, + before, +
think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, +
displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour,
fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble,
knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please,
presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, +
think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye.
: eye
1) eye
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — Fountain (Gate).
§ spring, fountain
עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — Fountain of.
§ spring, fountain
עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye: seeing.
: seeing
1) eye
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye: appearance.
: appearance
1) eye
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye: before(the eyes).
: before(the_eyes)
1) eye
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye: sin.
: sin
1) eye
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
N-cd | Suff — Noun common feminine dual construct · suffixHNcfdc/Sp2ms
רָאָה (ra'ah) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to see' and encompasses a wide range of visual and perceptual actions, including looking, observing, and causing others to see. It can refer to both literal sight and figurative understanding, with various grammatical forms indicating different nuances, such as appearing or being visible. The entries indicate a rich semantic field without significant disagreement among lexicographers.
רָאָה 1315 vb. see
Qal 1141
see, subj.
see, c. acc. rei
see, sq. acc. cl. or phr. of closer design
see, so as to learn to know
abs. see, have (power of) vision
see = perceive
look at, see, by direct volition
of mental observation
c. ב, lit., look into, hence look at with interest
see, c. acc. rei
Niph.
appear
be seen
be visible
Pu. appar. his bones are not detected
Hithp. recipr. look at each other
Hiph.
cause one to see something, shew
cause to experience something
cause to look intently at, to behold
Hoph.
be caused to see, be shewn
be exhibited to
base
H7200a רָאָה see .. . see, subj.
. see, c. acc. rei
. see, sq. acc. + cl. or phr. of closer design
. see, so as to learn to know
. abs. see, have (power of) vision
. see = perceive
. look at, see, by direct volition
. of mental observation
. . c. ב, lit., look into, hence look at with interest
. see, c. acc. rei
. . appear
. be seen
. be visible
. appar. his bones are not detected
. recipr. look at each other
. . . cause one to see something, shew
. cause to experience something
. cause to look intently at, to behold
. . be caused to see, be shewn
. be exhibited to
H7200b רְאוּת look
7200 ra'ah raw-aw'
a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in
numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive,
intransitive and causative):--advise self, appear, approve,
behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have
experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look
(on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up,
upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide,
regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one
another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X
surely, X think, view, visions.
רָאָה (ra.ah) — to see: see.
: see/show
1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1a7) to provide, choose
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face
רָאָה (ra.ah) — to see: examine.
: examine/consider
1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine pluralHVqi3mp
se: In addition to the ordinary sense of perceiving by the eye, we have
(1) chazah, "to see" (in vision): "Words of Amos .... which he saw concerning Israel" (Am 1:1). The revelation was made to his inward eye. "The word of Yahweh .... which he (Micah) saw concerning Samaria" (Mic 1:1), describing what he saw in prophetic vision (compare Hab 1:1); see REVELATION, III, 4;
זוּר (zuwr) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be a stranger or to become estranged. It can describe a person as strange or foreign, and it also has connotations of loathsomeness. The word can refer to committing adultery or being alienated, with its usage found in contexts involving estrangement or foreignness.
[זוּר] vb. be a stranger
Qal
Pf. become estranged
Pt. as adj. strange, or as noun stranger
Niph. Pf. be estranged
Hoph. Pt. estranged
H2114a זוּר be a stranger .. Pf. become estranged
. Pt. as adj. strange, or as noun stranger
. Pf. be estranged
. Pt. estranged
H2114b זוּר, זִיר be loathsome
2114 zuwr zoor
a primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging);
hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically
(active participle) to commit adultery:--(come from) another
(man, place), fanner, go away, (e-)strange(-r, thing, woman).
זוּר (zur) — be a stranger.
1) to be strange, be a stranger
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to become estranged
1a2) strange, another, stranger, foreigner, an enemy (participle)
1a3) strange woman, prostitute, harlot (meton)
1b) (Niphal) to be estranged
1c) (Hophal) to be a stranger, be one alienated
זוּר (zur) — be loathsome.
loathsome (of breath) (participle)
Adj — AdjHAafpa
The Hebrew word לֵב (lev) means 'heart' and encompasses the inner man, mind, will, and emotions. It refers to the center of feelings, intellect, and moral character, as well as the seat of appetites and courage. The entries suggest a broad range of meanings related to human experience and thought, with a specific mention of its use in Jeremiah 51:1.
לֵב 599 n.m. (f.) inner man, mind, will, heart
seldom of things in the midst of the sea
elsewhere of men
the inner man in contrast with the outer
the inner man, indef., soul, comprehending mind, affections and will
specific reference to mind
spec. ref. to inclinations, resolutions and determinations of the will
spec. ref. to conscience
[various]
for the man himself
as seat of appetites
as seat of emotions and passions
seat of courage
base
לֵב קָמָי prob. late Atbash Je 51:1.
ref
H3820a לֵב inner man, mind, will, heart . seldom of things in the midst of the sea
. elsewhere of men . the inner man in contrast with the outer
. the inner man, indef., soul, comprehending mind, affections and will
. specific reference to mind
. spec. ref. to inclinations, resolutions and determinations of the will
. spec. ref. to conscience
. [various]
. for the man himself
. as seat of appetites
. as seat of emotions and passions
. seat of courage
H3820b לֵב קָמָי prob. late Atbash
3820 leb labe
a form of 3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very
widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect;
likewise for the centre of anything:--+ care for, comfortably,
consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-),
(hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X
heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X
themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly,
wisdom.
see HEBREW for 03824
לֵב (lev) — heart.
1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
1a) inner part, midst
1a1) midst (of things)
1a2) heart (of man)
1a3) soul, heart (of man)
1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
1a6) conscience
1a7) heart (of moral character)
1a8) as seat of appetites
1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage
לֵב (lev) — Leb.
§ Leb- = "heart of"
(probably a cryptic name for Babylon by Atbash)
Conj | N-ms | Suff — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
דָבַר (dabar) is a Hebrew verb primarily meaning 'to speak.' It encompasses a range of actions including declaring, commanding, and conversing. The root suggests a figurative use of words, with some entries noting a rare destructive sense of subduing. Various forms of the verb indicate different nuances, such as speaking with one another or making promises.
[דָבַר] 1142 vb. speak (original mng. dub.)
Qal speak
Niph. reciprocal sense, speak with one another, talk
Pi. speak
Pu. in the day when she may be spoken for
Hithp. speaking this word
Hiph. either leads subject, or puts to flight, fig. for subdues
base
H1696 דָבַר speak (original mng. dub.)
1696 dabar daw-bar'
a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used
figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive
sense) to subdue:--answer, appoint, bid, command, commune,
declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse,
say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think,
use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.
דָבַר (da.var) — to speak: speak.
: speak/tell/command
1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing
1a) (Qal) to speak
1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to speak
1c2) to promise
1d) (Pual) to be spoken
1e) (Hithpael) to speak
1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight
דָבַר (da.var) — to speak: subdue.
: subdue
1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing
1a) (Qal) to speak
1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to speak
1c2) to promise
1d) (Pual) to be spoken
1e) (Hithpael) to speak
1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight
דָבַר (da.var) — to speak: promise.
: promise/declare
1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing
1a) (Qal) to speak
1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to speak
1c2) to promise
1d) (Pual) to be spoken
1e) (Hithpael) to speak
V-Piel-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Piel · imperfect third person masculine singularHVpi3ms
תַּהְפֻּכָה (tahpukah) refers to a concept of perversity or a perverse thing. The entries consistently define it as a form of fraud or frowardness, emphasizing its negative connotation. It is linked to the root word for 'perversity' in Hebrew.
[תַּהְפֻּכָה] n.f. perversity, perverse thing
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H8419 [תַּהְפֻּכָה] perversity, perverse thing
8419 tahpukah tah-poo-kaw'
from 2015; a perversity or fraud:--(very) froward(-ness,
thing), perverse thing.
see HEBREW for 02015
תַּהְפֻּכָה (tah.pu.khah) — perversity.
perversity, perverse thing
N-fp — Noun common · feminine plural absoluteHNcfpa