Proverbs 7:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
In the twilight,בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־
(be·ne·shef-)
5399: twilightfrom nashaph
in the evening,בְּעֶ֥רֶב
(be·'e·rev)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word
In the middleבְּאִישֹׁ֥ון
(be·'i·sho·vn)
380: the pupil (of the eye)from ish
of the nightלַ֝֗יְלָה
(lay·lah)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
and [in] the darkness.וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃
(va·'a·fe·lah.)
653: darkness, gloominess, calamityfrom the same as ophel


















KJV Lexicon
In the twilight
nesheph  (neh'-shef)
a breeze, i.e. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails) -- dark, dawning of the day (morning), night, twilight.
in the evening
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
in the black
'iyshown  (ee-shone')
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night) -- apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
and dark
'aphelah  (af-ay-law')
duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment -- dark, darkness, gloominess, thick.
night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.

King James Bible
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of the night.

International Standard Version
at twilight, during the evening, even during the darkest part of the night.

NET Bible
in the twilight, the evening, in the dark of the night.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
At evening, at setting of the sun, in the darkness of the night and in thick darkness

GOD'S WORD® Translation
in the twilight, in the evening, in the dark hours of the night.

King James 2000 Bible
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
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