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A littleמְעַטsleep,שֵׁנוֹתa littleמְעַטslumber,תְּנוּמוֹתa littleמְעַטfoldingחִבֻּקof the handsיָדַיִםto lie down,לִשְׁכָּב
Proverbs 6:10
Study it in the app“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:10, word by word
- A littleמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- sleepשֵׁנוֹתshenot
sleep
Sleep.
Where else “shenot” appears- slumberתְּנוּמוֹתtenumot
slumber
Drowsiness, light sleep.
Where else “tenumot” appears- foldingחִבֻּקchibuk
folding of the hands
A folding of the hands, the gesture of one who lies down to rest and does nothing.
Where else “chibuk” appears- of the handsיָדַיִםyadayim
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadayim” appears- to lie downשְׁכָּבshekav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “shekav” appears
The context
9How long, sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?
10 · This verse (above)
11and your poverty will come like a prowler, and your need like a man with a shield.