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the one girdedזַרְזִירat the loins,מָתְנַיִםorאוֹthe male goat,תָיִשׁandוּa kingמֶלֶךְwith his troop.אַלְקוּם עִמּוֹ
Proverbs 30:31
Study it in the app“the one girded at the loins, or the male goat, and a king with his troop.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 30:31, word by word
- the one girdedזַרְזִירzarzir
girded (uncertain animal)
Girded (at the waist): a creature of uncertain identity, perhaps a strutting animal or a swift runner.
Where else “zarzir” appears- at the loinsמָתְנַיִםmatnayim
waist, loins
Waist, loins.
Where else “matnayim” appears- the male goatתָיִשׁtayish
male goat
Male goat.
Where else “tayish” appears- a kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- with his troopאַלְקוּםalkum
band; irresistible (uncertain)
A word of uncertain sense: a troop, or "none can rise against him".
Where else “alkum” appears
Translation note
“The one girded at the loins” has been understood as the rooster, the greyhound, or the war horse; the word translated “his troop” (alqum) appears only here.
The context
30the lion, mighty among the beasts, and that does not turn back before anything;
31 · This verse (above)
32If you have acted foolishly in exalting yourself, or if you have schemed, put your hand to your mouth.