Proverbs 30:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The antsהַ֭נְּמָלִים
(han·ne·ma·lim)
5244: an antof uncertain derivation
are not a strongעָ֑ז
(az;)
5794: strong, mighty, fiercefrom azaz
people,עַ֣ם
(am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
But they prepareוַיָּכִ֖ינוּ
(vai·ya·chi·nu)
3559: to be firma prim. root
their foodלַחְמָֽם׃
(lach·mam.)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
in the summer;בַקַּ֣יִץ
(vak·ka·yitz)
7019c: summer, summer fruitfrom the same as qits


















KJV Lexicon
The ants
nmalah  (nem-aw-law')
an ant (probably from its almost bisected form) -- ant.;
are a people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
not strong
`az  (az)
strong, vehement, harsh -- fierce, + greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
yet they prepare
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
their meat
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
in the summer
qayits  (kah'-yits)
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season -- summer (fruit, house).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer;

King James Bible
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the ants are not a strong people, yet they store up their food in the summer;

International Standard Version
Ants aren't a strong species, yet they prepare their food in the summer.

NET Bible
ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare their food in the summer;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Ants that have no power in them and from the harvest they prepare their bread,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ants are not a strong species, yet they store their food in summer.

King James 2000 Bible
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
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