Proverbs 6:10 Go deeper

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: (KJV)

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מְעַ֣טme.'Ata little of

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

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

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Proverbs 6:10 word 1

שֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notsleep<s>

Lemma: שֵׁנָה (she.nah) · Strong's: H8142

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

Meaning: sleep

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Genesis 31:40, Judges 16:14, Judges 16:20, Esther 6:1, Job 14:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8142; TAHOT Proverbs 6:10 word 2

מְעַ֣טme.'Ata little of

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

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

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Proverbs 6:10 word 3

תְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.Motslumber<s>

Lemma: תְּנוּמָה (te.nu.mah) · Strong's: H8572

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

Meaning: slumber

Used 5 times. Also: Job 33:15, Psalms 132:4, Proverbs 6:4, Proverbs 24:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8572; TAHOT Proverbs 6:10 word 4

מְעַ֓ט\׀me.'Ata little of

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

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

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Proverbs 6:10 word 5

חִבֻּ֖קchi.Bukfolding of

Lemma: חִבֻּק (chib.buq) · Strong's: H2264

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

Meaning: folding

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 24:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2264; TAHOT Proverbs 6:10 word 6

יָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimhands

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 6:10 word 7

לִשְׁכָּֽב\׃lish.Kavto rest

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to lie down: sleep

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 28:11, Exodus 22:27, Leviticus 14:47, Deuteronomy 24:12, Deuteronomy 24:13, Judges 16:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901H; TAHOT Proverbs 6:10 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A little	→	מְעַט H4592 little
sleep	→	שֵׁנָה H8142 sleep
a little	→	מְעַט H4592 little
slumber	→	תְּנוּמָה H8572 slumber
a little	→	מְעַט H4592 little
folding	→	חִבֻּק H2264 folding
of the hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
to rest	→	שָׁכַב H7901H to lie down: sleep

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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