Proverbs

Proverbs 7:9–10

⁹at twilight, as the day was fading

into the dark of the night.

¹⁰Then a woman came out to meet him,

with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
at twilight	בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־	bə·ne·šep̄-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5399 twilight
as the day was fading	בְּעֶ֥רֶב	bə·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
into the dark	וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃	wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H653 darkness, gloominess, calamity
of the night	בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן	bə·’î·šō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H380 pupil

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וְהִנֵּ֣ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a woman	אִ֭שָּׁה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
came out to meet him	לִקְרָאת֑וֹ	liq·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7122 encounter, befall
the attire	שִׁ֥ית	šîṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7897 garment
of a harlot	ז֝וֹנָ֗ה	zō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
and cunning	וּנְצֻ֥רַת	ū·nə·ṣu·raṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular construct	H5341 watch, guard, keep
of heart	לֵֽב׃	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 7:9 Job 24:13–15 · Romans 13:12–14

Proverbs 7:10 1 Timothy 2:9 · Isaiah 3:16–24 · 2 Corinthians 11:2–3 · 2 Kings 9:30 · Jeremiah 4:30 · Isaiah 23:16 · 2 Kings 9:22 · Genesis 38:14–15 · Revelation 17:3–5 · Genesis 3:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.