Prov 20:20 in context
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Proverbs 20:20

Anyone who curses their father or mother,
their lamp (spirit, life) will be extinguished in the deepest darkness (literally "in the apple of the eye of darkness," in the darkest part of the pupil, completely surrounded by darkness).
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

מְקַלֵּל   אָבִיו   וְאִמּוֹ   יִדְעַךְ   נֵרוֹ   בְּאִישׁוֹן   חֹשֶׁךְ  

(This verse is not in the Septuagint)

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H7043
 מְ֭קַלֵּל (meqalel)
 to lighten
Verb Verb
piel participle active ♂ sing. piel participle active masculine singular

Vprmsa
H0001
H9023
 אָבִ֣י (avi)
ו (v)
 father
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H9002
H0517
H9023
 וְ (ve)
אִמּ֑ (im)
וֹ (vó)
 and
mother
his
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

C
Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H1846
 יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ (jideakhe)
 to put out
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H5216a
H9023
 נֵ֝ר֗ (ner)
וֹ (vó)
 lamp
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H9003
H0380
 בְּ (be)
אִישׁוֹן (ishvón)
 in
pupil
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H2822
H9016
 חֹֽשֶׁךְ (chóshekhe)
׃
darkness
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

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