Proverbs

Proverbs 25:3

³As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,

so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As the heavens	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
are high	לָ֭רוּם	lā·rūm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7312 height, haughtiness
and the earth	וָאָ֣רֶץ	wā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is deep	לָעֹ֑מֶק	lā·‘ō·meq	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6011 depth
so the hearts	וְלֵ֥ב	wə·lêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of kings	מְ֝לָכִ֗ים	mə·lā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
cannot	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
be searched	חֵֽקֶר׃	ḥê·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H2714 searching, thing (to be) searched out

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.