Proverbs
Proverbs 6:28
28Can a man walk on hot coals
without scorching his feet?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| a man | אִ֭ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| walk | יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ | yə·hal·lêḵ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| hot coals | הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים | hag·ge·ḥā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1513 ember |
| without | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| scorching | תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ | ṯik·kā·we·nāh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H3554 burn, scorch, brand |
| his feet | וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו | wə·raḡ·lāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.