Proverbs 30:4

“Who has gone up to the heavens and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in the garment? Who has raised up all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son, if you know?”

Proverbs 30:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 30:4, word by word

has gone upעָלָהala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “ala” appears
to the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
and come downיֵּרַדyerad

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yerad” appears
has gatheredאָסַףasaf

gather

To bring together what was scattered, like the harvest.

Where else “asaf” appears
the windרוּחַruach

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

Where else “ruach” appears
in his fistsחָפְנָיchafnay

two handfuls

Both fists full: what fits in the two hands together.

Where else “chafnay” appears
has boundצָרַרtsarar

bind

To tie or wrap something.

Where else “tsarar” appears
the watersמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears
in the garmentשִּׂמְלָהsimla

cloak

Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.

Where else “simla” appears
has raised upהֵקִיםhekim

establish

To put something up, or confirm a covenant.

Where else “hekim” appears
the endsאַפְסֵיafse

end

The limit: "the far reaches of the earth".

Where else “afse” appears
of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
is his nameשְּׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
of his sonבְּנben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
you knowתֵדָעteda

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “teda” appears

The context

3And I have not learned wisdom, nor do I know the knowledge of the Holy One.

4 · This verse (above)

5Every saying of Eloah is refined; a shield is he to those who take refuge in him.

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