Proverbs
Proverbs 1:17
17How futile it is to spread the net
where any bird can see it!
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| futile | חִ֭נָּם | ḥin·nām | Adverb | H2600 out of favour |
| to spread | מְזֹרָ֣ה | mə·zō·rāh | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular | H2219 scatter, fan, winnow |
| the net | הָרָ֑שֶׁת | hā·rā·šeṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7568 net |
| where any | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| bird | בַּ֥עַל | ba·ʿal | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1167 owner, lord |
| can see it | בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 35:11 · Jeremiah 8:7 · Proverbs 7:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.