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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 25:3 - Depth
Proverbs 25:3 - The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The heaven | H8064 | שָׁמַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds {move} as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) |
| for height | H7312 | רוּם |
[Noun Masculine] (literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation |
| and the earth | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
| for depth | H6011 | עֹמֶק |
[Noun Masculine] depth |
| and the heart | H3820 | לֵב |
[Noun Masculine] the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the {feelings} the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything |
| of kings | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
| is unsearchable | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.