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The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

שְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlSheol

Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: hell: Sheol

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Proverbs 30:16 word 1

וְעֹ֪צֶ֫רve.'O.Tzerand barrenness of

Lemma: עֹ֫צֶר (o.tser) · Strong's: H6115

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

Meaning: coercion

Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 107:39, Isaiah 53:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6115; TAHOT Proverbs 30:16 word 2

רָ֥חַםRa.chama womb

Lemma: רַחַם (ra.cham) · Strong's: H7356A

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

Meaning: womb

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Judges 5:30, Isaiah 46:3, Ezekiel 20:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7356A; TAHOT Proverbs 30:16 word 3

אֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzland

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 30:16 word 4

לֹא\־lo'-[which] 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 30:16 word 5

שָׂ֣בְעָהSa.ve.'ahit is satisfied

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

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 30:16 word 6

מַּ֑יִםMa.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 30:16 word 7

וְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'Eshand fire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Proverbs 30:16 word 8

לֹא\־lo'-[which] 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 30:16 word 9

אָ֥מְרָה'A.me.rahit says

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

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 30:16 word 10

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 30:16 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Sheol	→	שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol
the barren	→	עֹ֫צֶר H6115 coercion
womb	→	רַחַם H7356A womb
land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
never	→	לֹא H3808 not
satisfied	→	שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy
with water	→	מַי H4325G water
and fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
that never	→	לֹא H3808 not
says	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Enough	→	הוֹן H1952 substance

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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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