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Proverbs 30:21

Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
Proverbs 30:21
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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)

תַּ֣חַת שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ רָ֣גְזָה אֶ֑רֶץ וְתַ֥חַת אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל שְׂאֵֽת׃

  1. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  2. שָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.osh“three [things]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  3. רָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zah“it quakes”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רָגַז · “to tremble” · Strong's H7264
  4. אֶ֑רֶץ'E.retz“[the] earth”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  5. וְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chat“and under”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  6. אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'“four [things]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
  7. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. תוּכַ֥לtu.Khal“it is able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  9. שְׂאֵֽת׃se.'Et“to bear up”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָשָׂא · “bear” · Strong's H5375H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)