Proverbs
Proverbs 30:21
21Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| three things | שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ | lō·wōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| the earth | אֶ֑רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| trembles | רָ֣גְזָה | rā·ḡə·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed |
| under | וְתַ֥חַת | wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| four | אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| it cannot | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| bear up | שְׂאֵֽת׃ | śə·’êṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.