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Proverbs 30:25
“The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נְמָלָהnᵉmâlâh · nem-aw-law'
H5244 · Hebrew
H5244 · Hebrew
- Definition
- an ant (probably from its almost bisected form)
- Derivation
- feminine from H5243 (נָמַל);
- KJV renderings
- ant.
- Grammar
- הַ֭ — particle (definite article)
- נְּמָלִים — common noun, feminine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Proverbs 6:6
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נְמָלָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.