Proverbs

Proverbs 30:2

²Surely I am the most ignorant of men,

and I lack the understanding of a man.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָנֹכִ֣י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
the most ignorant	בַ֣עַר	ḇa·‘ar	Adjective - masculine singular	H1198 brutishness
of men	מֵאִ֑ישׁ	mê·’îš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
and I lack	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the understanding	בִינַ֖ת	ḇî·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H998 understanding
of a man	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.