Proverbs

Proverbs 30:16

¹⁶Sheol,

the barren womb,

land never satisfied with water,

and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.