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Sheol,שְׁאוֹלandוְthe closedעֹצֶרwomb,רָחַםthe earthאֶרֶץnotלֹאsatisfiedשָׂבְעָהwith water,מַּיִםandוְthe fireאֵשׁthat does notלֹאsay,אָמְרָה“Enough.”הוֹן
Proverbs 30:16
Study it in the app“Sheol, and the closed womb, the earth not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, “Enough.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 30:16, word by word
- Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol
Sheol
Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.
Where else “sheol” appears- the closedעֹצֶרotser
closed womb
The closed womb, which bears no children.
Where else “otser” appears- wombרָחַםracham
womb
The part of a mother's body where the child grows before birth.
Where else “racham” appears- the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- satisfiedשָׂבְעָהsava
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “sava” appears- with waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- sayאָמְרָהamra
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amra” appears- “Enoughהוֹןhon
enough
A word to say that it is enough, that no more is wanted.
Where else “hon” appears
The context
15The leech has two daughters: “Give, give!” Three things there are that are not satisfied; four that do not say, “Enough”:
16 · This verse (above)
17The eye that mocks a father and despises obedience to a mother, the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young of the eagle will eat it.