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Proverbs 25:3

Hebrew
שָׁמַ֣יִםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם

hebrew

Meanings:

* Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass

Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3
לָ֭רוּם וָאָ֣רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
לָעֹ֑מֶק וְלֵ֥בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב

hebrew

Meaning:

* The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything

Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5…
מְ֝לָכִ֗ים אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר
ESV
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
NIV
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
NLT
No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth, or all that goes on in the king's mind!
LXX
KJV
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Proverbs 25:2 ← Proverbs 25:3 → Proverbs 25:4

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