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The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. (KJV)

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דֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 1

הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר\׀ha.Ne.sherthe eagle

Lemma: נֶשֶׁר (ne.sher) · Strong's: H5404

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

Meaning: eagle

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 19:4, Leviticus 11:13, Deuteronomy 14:12, Deuteronomy 28:49, Deuteronomy 32:11, 2 Samuel 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5404; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 2

בַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.Yimin the heavens

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 30:19 word 3

דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 4

נָחָ֗שׁna.Chasha snake

Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5175

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

Meaning: serpent

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 49:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5175; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 5

עֲלֵ֫י'a.Leion

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 6

צ֥וּרtzura rock

Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6697H

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

Meaning: rock

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 17:6, Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6697H; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 7

דֶּֽרֶךְ\־de.rekh-[the] way of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 8

אֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.Yaha ship

Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591

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

Meaning: fleet

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 9

בְלֶב\־ve.lev-in [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 30:19 word 10

יָ֑םYam[the] sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

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

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 11

וְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhand [the] way of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 12

גֶּ֣בֶרGe.vera man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 13

בְּעַלְמָֽה\׃be.'al.Mahwith a young woman

Lemma: עַלְמָה (al.mah) · Strong's: H5959

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

Meaning: maiden

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 24:43, Exodus 2:8, Psalms 68:25, Song of Solomon 1:3, Song of Solomon 6:8, Isaiah 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5959; TAHOT Proverbs 30:19 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
of an eagle	→	נֶשֶׁר H5404 eagle
in the sky	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
of a snake	→	נָחָשׁ H5175 serpent
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
a rock	→	צוּר H6697H rock
the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
of a ship	→	אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet
at sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
and the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
of a man	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
with a maiden	→	עַלְמָה H5959 maiden

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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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