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Proverbs 30:24

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
Proverbs 30:24
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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)

אַרְבָּ֣עָה הֵ֭ם קְטַנֵּי־אָ֑רֶץ וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה חֲכָמִ֥ים מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃

  1. אַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ah“four [things]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
  2. הֵ֭םhem“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  3. קְטַנֵּי־ke.ta.nei-“[are] small [things] of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from קָטָן · “small” · Strong's H6996A
  4. אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz“[the] earth”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  5. וְ֝הֵ֗מָּהve.He.mah“and they”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  6. חֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.Mim“[are] wise [things]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  7. מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃me.chu.ka.Mim“made wise”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָכַם · “be wise” · Strong's H2449
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)