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Proverbs 6:32
“But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָאַףnâʼaph · naw-af'
H5003 · Hebrew
H5003 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.
- Grammar
- נֹאֵ֣ף — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 31 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 20:14Leviticus 20:10Leviticus 20:10Leviticus 20:10Leviticus 20:10
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 נָאַף 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.