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Proverbs 30:19

the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
Proverbs 30:19
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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)

דֶּ֤רֶךְ הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ בַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ דֶּ֥רֶךְ נָחָ֗שׁ עֲלֵ֫י צ֥וּר דֶּֽרֶךְ־אֳנִיָּ֥ה בְלֶב־יָ֑ם וְדֶ֖רֶךְ גֶּ֣בֶר בְּעַלְמָֽה׃

  1. דֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] way of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  2. הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sher“the eagle”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֶשֶׁר · “eagle” · Strong's H5404
  3. בַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.Yim“in the heavens”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  4. דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] way of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  5. נָחָ֗שׁna.Chash“a snake”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָחָשׁ · “serpent” · Strong's H5175
  6. עֲלֵ֫י'a.Lei“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. צ֥וּרtzur“a rock”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צוּר · “rock” · Strong's H6697H
  8. דֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-“[the] way of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  9. אֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.Yah“a ship”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֳנִיָּה · “fleet” · Strong's H0591
  10. בְלֶב־ve.lev-“in [the] heart of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  11. יָ֑םYam“[the] sea”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  12. וְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekh“and [the] way of”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  13. גֶּ֣בֶרGe.ver“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫בֶר · “great man” · Strong's H1397
  14. בְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.Mah“with a young woman”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַלְמָה · “maiden” · Strong's H5959
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)