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the wayדֶּרֶךְof the eagleהַנֶּשֶׁרin the heavens,בַּשָּׁמַיִםthe wayדֶּרֶךְof a serpentנָחָשׁonעֲלֵיa rock,צוּרthe wayדֶּרֶךְof a shipאֳנִיָּהin the heartבְלֶבof the sea,יָםandוְthe wayדֶרֶךְof a manגֶּבֶרwith a young woman.בְּעַלְמָה
Proverbs 30:19
Study it in the app“the way of the eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 30:19, word by word
- the wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of the eagleנֶּשֶׁרnesher
eagle, vulture
Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.
Where else “nesher” appears- in the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- of a serpentנָחָשׁnachash
serpent
A legless reptile that crawls and often bites with venom.
Where else “nachash” appears- a rockצוּרtsur
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsur” appears- of a shipאֳנִיָּהoniya
ship
Ship.
Where else “oniya” appears- in the heartלֶבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- of a manגֶּבֶרgever
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gever” appears- with a young womanעַלְמָהalma
young woman
Young woman of marriageable age.
Where else “alma” appears
The context
18Three things are too wonderful for me, and four I do not understand:
19 · This verse (above)
20So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, “I have not done wickedness.”