Proverbs 6:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: | A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, | Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a little of | מְעַ֣ט | me-'AT | H4592 | littleמְעַט (me.at) 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth |
| sleeps | שֵׁ֭נוֹת | SHE-not | H8142 | sleepשְׁנָה (she.nah) sleep Aramaic of she.nah (שֵׁנָה "sleep" H8142) |
| a little of | מְעַ֣ט | me-'AT | H4592 | littleמְעַט (me.at) 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth |
| slumbers | תְּנוּמ֑וֹת | te-nu-MOT | H8572 | slumberתְּנוּמָה (te.nu.mah) slumber, slumberings, sleep |
| a little of | מְעַ֓ט׀ | me-'AT | H4592 | littleמְעַט (me.at) 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth |
| folding of | חִבֻּ֖ק | chi-BUK | H2264 | foldingחִבֻּק (chib.buq) 1) fold (hands), a folding (of the hands), clasping (of the hands) 1a) of laziness (fig.) |
| hands | יָדַ֣יִם | ya-DA-yim | H3027G | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
| to rest | לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | lish-KAV | H7901H | to lie down: lay downשָׁכַב (sha.khav) : lay_down/lie_with 1) to lie down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on 1a2) to lodge 1a3) to lie (of sexual relations) 1a4) to lie down (in death) 1a5) to rest, relax (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually) 1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually) 1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down 1e) (Hophal) to be laid |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.