Proverbs 30:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַרְבָּ֣עָה הֵ֭ם קְטַנֵּי־אָ֑רֶץ וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה חֲכָמִ֥ים מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃

Transliteration

ʾarbāʿāh hēm qeṭannê-ʾāreṣ wə-hēmmāh ḥăkāmîm meḥukkāmîm

Grammar Details

*ʾarbāʿāh*: numeral, masculine - four
*hēm*: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
*qeṭannê*: plural construct form of *qāṭān* (small/little) - small ones of
*ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun - earth/land
*wə-hēmmāh*: conjunction + 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - and they
*ḥăkāmîm*: masculine plural adjective - wise
*meḥukkāmîm*: masculine plural Pual participle from *ḥkm* - exceedingly wise/made wise

Word Meanings

*qeṭannê-ʾāreṣ*: small creatures of earth/least significant creatures/creatures of little strength
*meḥukkāmîm*: exceedingly wise/made wise (by experience or divine action)/exceeding in wisdom

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 12:7 : 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

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