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Chapter 26
Verse 2
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Proverbs 26

JPS Tanakh 1917, Verse 2

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2 As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 26:2. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 58
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

כַּצִּפּ֣וֹר לָ֭נוּד כַּדְּר֣וֹר לָע֑וּף כֵּ֥ן קִֽלְלַ֥ת חִ֝נָּ֗ם לא תָבֹֽא׃

10 word entries
כַּצִּפּ֣וֹר
Lemma
k/6833
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H6833
Occurrences
8
לָ֭נוּד
Lemma
l/5110
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + verb qal infinitive construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5110
Occurrences
4
כַּדְּר֣וֹר
Lemma
k/1866
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H1866
Occurrences
1
לָע֑וּף
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + verb qal infinitive construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5774
Occurrences
1
כֵּ֥ן
Lemma
3651 c
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3651
Occurrences
502
קִֽלְלַ֥ת
Lemma
7045
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7045
Occurrences
12
חִ֝נָּ֗ם
Lemma
2600
Morphology
Hebrew: adverb
Part of Speech
adverb
Strong's
H2600
Occurrences
31
לא
Lemma
3808
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3808
Occurrences
3277
ל֣וֹ
Lemma
l
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Occurrences
4413
תָבֹֽא
Lemma
935
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H935
Occurrences
1266
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ὥσπερ ὄρνεα πέταται καὶ στρουθοί, οὕτως ἀρὰ ματαία οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται οὐδενί.

11 word entries
Ὥσπερ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
hosper
Morphology
comparative conjunction/adverb
Gloss
just as, as
Part of Speech
conjunction/adverb
Definition
Comparative conjunction/adverb.
Occurrences
236
ὄρνεα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
ornea
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
12
πέταται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
petatai
Morphology
nominative plural feminine or infinitive/verb form depending on context
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
στρουθοί
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
stroythoi
Morphology
nominative plural masculine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
οὕτως
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
houtos
Morphology
adverb
Gloss
thus, so
Part of Speech
adverb
Definition
Thus, so, in this way.
Occurrences
776
ἀρὰ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
ara
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ἀρὰ
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
8
ματαία
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
mataia
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
7
οὐκ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
ἐπελεύσεται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
epeleysetai
Morphology
verb, future middle indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it will ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
11
οὐδενί
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
oydeni
Morphology
dative singular or indeclinable form pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܐܝܟ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܚܝܘܬ ܟܢܦܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܚܢ ܒܐܐܪ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܘܛܬܐ ܣܪܝܩܬܐ ܦܗܝܐ

10 word entries
ܐܝܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܐܝܟ
Transliteration
'yk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2051
ܨܦܪܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
spr'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
38
ܘܚܝܘܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
whywt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
ܟܢܦܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
knp'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
10
ܕܦܪ̈ܚܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dprhn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
2
ܒܐܐܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
b''r
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
5
ܗܟܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hkn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
718
ܠܘܛܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lwtt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
11
ܣܪܝܩܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
sryqt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
11
ܦܗܝܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
phy'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
2
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

הֵיךְ צִפְּרָא דְטָאֵס וְהֵיךְ פַּרְחֲתָא דְפָרְחָא הֵיכְנָא לְוָטְתָא דְמַגָן לָא תֵעוֹל׃

11 word entries
הֵיךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
היך
Transliteration
hyk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
459
צִפְּרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tspr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
117
דְטָאֵס
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
טאס
Transliteration
dt's
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
1
וְהֵיךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
היך
Transliteration
whyk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
459
פַּרְחֲתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
prcht'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
2
דְפָרְחָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dprch'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
5
הֵיכְנָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
hykn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
78
לְוָטְתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
lwtt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
3
דְמַגָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
מגן
Transliteration
dmgn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
44
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
תֵעוֹל׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
t'wl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
20
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.

16 word entries
sicut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sicut
Transliteration
sicut
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
1559
avis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
auis
Transliteration
avis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
52
ad
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ad
Transliteration
ad
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
7531
alia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
alius
Transliteration
alia
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
577
transvolans
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
transvolans
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
3
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
passer
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
passer
Transliteration
passer
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
21
quolibet
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
quolibet
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
18
vadens
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uado
Transliteration
vadens
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
324
sic
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sic
Transliteration
sic
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
584
maledictum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
maledictum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
35
frustra
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
frustra
Transliteration
frustra
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
48
prolatum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
profero
Transliteration
prolatum
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
63
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
quempiam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
quempiam
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
52
superveniet
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
superveniet
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
50

Ranked cross references

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Numbers 23:8

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated?

31 relevance votes

Nehemiah 13:2

because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them; howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

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Let them curse, but bless Thou; when they arise, they shall be put to shame, but Thy servant shall rejoice.

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It may be that the LORD will look on mine eye, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.'

14 relevance votes

1 Samuel 17:43

And the Philistine said unto David: 'Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?' And the Philistine cursed David by his god.

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Proverbs 27:8

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

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