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Proverbs 5:4
“But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אַחֲרִיתʼachărîyth · akh-ar-eeth'
H319 · Hebrew
H319 · Hebrew
- Definition
- the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
- Derivation
- from H310 (אַחַר);
- KJV renderings
- (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.
- Grammar
- וְֽ֭ — conjunction
- אַחֲרִיתָ — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- הּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 61 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 49:1Numbers 23:10Numbers 24:14Numbers 24:20Deuteronomy 4:30
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַחֲרִית here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.