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Proverbs 6:27
“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָתָהchâthâh · khaw-thaw'
H2846 · Hebrew
H2846 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- heap, take (away).
- Grammar
- הֲ — particle (interrogative)
- יַחְתֶּ֤ה — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 4 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 52:7Proverbs 25:22Isaiah 30:14
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 חָתָה 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.