Proverbs 25:3 Go deeper

The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. (KJV)

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שָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimheaven

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Proverbs 25:3 word 1

לָ֭רוּםLa.rumfor <the> height

Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7312

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: height

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 21:4, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Isaiah 10:12, Jeremiah 48:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7312; TAHOT Proverbs 25:3 word 2

וָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzand earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:3 word 3

לָעֹ֑מֶקla.'O.mekfor <the> depth

Lemma: עֹ֫מֶק (o.meq) · Strong's: H6011

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: depth

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6011; TAHOT Proverbs 25:3 word 4

וְלֵ֥בve.Levand [the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:3 word 5

מְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.Khimkings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:3 word 6

אֵ֣ין'einthere not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 25:3 word 7

חֵֽקֶר\׃Che.ker[is] inquiry

Lemma: חֵ֫קֶר (che.qer) · Strong's: H2714

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: search

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 5:16, Job 5:9, Job 8:8, Job 9:10, Job 11:7, Job 34:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2714; TAHOT Proverbs 25:3 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

As the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
are high	→	רוּם H7312 height
and the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
is deep	→	עֹ֫מֶק H6011 depth
so the hearts	→	לֵב H3820A heart
of kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
cannot	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
be searched	→	חֵ֫קֶר H2714 search

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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