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The horseleach hath two daughters, crying , Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea , four things say not, It is enough: (KJV)

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לַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה\׀la.'a.lu.Kah[belong] to a leech

Lemma: עֲלוּקָה (a.lu.qah) · Strong's: H5936

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

Meaning: leech

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5936; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 1

שְׁתֵּ֥יshe.Teitwo

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HAcfdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 2

בָנוֹת֮va.nOtdaughters

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 3

הַ֤ב\׀havgive

Lemma: יָהַב (ya.hav) · Strong's: H3051

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to give

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3051; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 4

הַ֥בhavgive

Lemma: יָהַב (ya.hav) · Strong's: H3051

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to give

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3051; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 5

שָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshthree [things]

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 6

הֵ֭נָּהHe.nahthey

Lemma: הֵנָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2007

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Plural (HPp3fp)

Meaning: they(fem.)

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 33:6, Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:27, Exodus 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2007; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 7

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 8

תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahthey are satisfied

Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

Meaning: to satisfy

Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 9

אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'four [things]

Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: four

Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 10

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 11

אָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruthey say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 12

הֽוֹן\׃Honenough

Lemma: הוֹן (hon) · Strong's: H1952

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

Meaning: substance

Used 26 times. Also: Psalms 44:12, Psalms 112:3, Psalms 119:14, Proverbs 1:13, Proverbs 3:9, Proverbs 6:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1952; TAHOT Proverbs 30:15 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

The leech	→	עֲלוּקָה H5936 leech
has two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
daughters	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
Give	→	יָהַב H3051 to give
[and] Give	→	יָהַב H3051 to give
There	→	הֵנָּה H2007 they(fem.)
are three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
[things that] are never	→	לֹא H3808 not
satisfied	→	שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy
four [that]	→	אַרְבַּע H0702 four
never	→	לֹא H3808 not
say	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Enough	→	הוֹן H1952 substance

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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