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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 24:33 - Folding
Proverbs 24:33 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yet a little | H4592 | מְעַט |
a little or few (often adverbial or comparative) |
| sleep | H8142 | שֵׁנָה |
[Noun Feminine] from H3462; sleep |
| a little | H4592 | מְעַט |
a little or few (often adverbial or comparative) |
| slumber | H8572 | תְּנוּמָה |
[Noun Feminine] {drowsiness} that {is} sleep |
| a little | H4592 | מְעַט |
a little or few (often adverbial or comparative) |
| folding | H2264 | חִבֻּק |
[Noun Masculine] a clasping of the hands (in idleness) |
| of the hands | H3027 | יָד |
[Noun Feminine] a hand (the open one (indicating {power} means: {direction} {etc.}) in distinction from {H3709 } the closed one); used (as {noun} {adverb} etc.) in a great variety of {applications} both literally and {figuratively} both proximate and remote |
| to sleep | H8142 | שֵׁנָה |
[Noun Feminine] from H3462; sleep |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.