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Proverbs 24:33

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Proverbs 24:33
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃

  1. מְעַ֣טme.'At“a little of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מְעַט · “little” · Strong's H4592
  2. שֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.not“sleep<s>”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from שֵׁנָה · “sleep” · Strong's H8142
  3. מְעַ֣טme.'At“a little of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מְעַט · “little” · Strong's H4592
  4. תְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.Mot“slumber<s>”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from תְּנוּמָה · “slumber” · Strong's H8572
  5. מְעַ֓ט׀me.'At“a little of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מְעַט · “little” · Strong's H4592
  6. חִבֻּ֖קchi.Buk“folding of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חִבֻּק · “folding” · Strong's H2264
  7. יָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yim“hands”
    Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  8. לִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.Kav“to rest”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁכַב · “sleep” · Strong's H7901H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)