Proverbs

Proverbs 30:15–16

¹⁵The leech has two daughters:

Give and Give.

There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

¹⁶Sheol,

the barren womb,

land never satisfied with water,

and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The leech	לַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀	la·‘ă·lū·qāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5936 leech
has two	שְׁתֵּ֥י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
daughters	בָנוֹת֮	ḇā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
Give	הַ֤ב׀	haḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3051 give
Give	הַ֥ב	haḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3051 give
There	הֵ֭נָּה	hên·nāh	Pronoun - third person feminine plural	H2007 they
are three	שָׁל֣וֹשׁ	šā·lō·wōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
are never	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
satisfied	תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה	ṯiś·ba‘·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
four	אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
say	אָ֥מְרוּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Enough	הֽוֹן׃	hō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1952 wealth, sufficiency

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Sheol	שְׁאוֹל֮	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
the barren	וְעֹ֪צֶ֫ר	wə·‘ō·ṣer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6115 restraint, coercion
womb	רָ֥חַם	rā·ḥam	Noun - masculine singular	H7356 womb
land	אֶ֭רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
satisfied	שָׂ֣בְעָה	śā·ḇə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
with water	מַּ֑יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and fire	וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ	wə·’êš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
that never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
says	אָ֥מְרָה	’ā·mə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Enough	הֽוֹן׃	hō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1952 wealth, sufficiency

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 30:15 Proverbs 30:21 · Proverbs 6:16 · Romans 16:18 · Proverbs 30:29 · John 8:39 · 2 Peter 2:3 · Isaiah 56:11–12 · 2 Peter 2:13–15 · Amos 1:11 · Jude 1:11–12 · John 8:44

Proverbs 30:16 Proverbs 27:20 · Habakkuk 2:5 · Genesis 30:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.