and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.Proverbs 30:28
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
שְׂ֭מָמִית בְּיָדַ֣יִם תְּתַפֵּ֑שׂ וְ֝הִ֗יא בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי מֶֽלֶךְ׃ פ
- שְׂ֭מָמִיתSe.ma.mit“a lizard”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׂמָמִית · “lizard” · Strong's H8079
- בְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yim“in [two] hands”Preposition + Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- תְּתַפֵּ֑שׂte.ta.Pes“you will grasp”Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תָּפַשׂ · “to capture” · Strong's H8610
- וְ֝הִ֗יאve.Hi'“and it”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.lei“[is] in [the] palaces of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from הֵיכָל · “palace” · Strong's H1964H
- מֶֽלֶךְ׃ פMe.lekh“a king”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)