Proverbs 30:24 Go deeper

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: (KJV)

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אַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahfour [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 30:24 word 1

הֵ֭םhemthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Proverbs 30:24 word 2

קְטַנֵּי\־ke.ta.nei-[are] small [things] of

Lemma: קָטָן (qa.tan) · Strong's: H6996A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: small

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6996A; TAHOT Proverbs 30:24 word 3

אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz[the] 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 30:24 word 4

וְ֝הֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahand they

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Proverbs 30:24 word 5

חֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.Mim[are] wise [things]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 30:24 word 6

מְחֻכָּמִֽים\׃me.chu.ka.Mimmade wise

Lemma: חָכַם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2449

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVPsmpa)

Meaning: be wise

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Kings 4:31, Job 32:9, Job 35:11, Psalms 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2449; TAHOT Proverbs 30:24 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Four	→	אַרְבַּע H0702 four
things on earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
. . .	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
are small	→	קָטָן H6996A small
yet they	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
are exceedingly	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise

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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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