What does נְמָלָה · μυριάς mean in the Bible?
נְמָלָה · μυριάς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a small insect known for industrious behavior".
Hebrew · H5244, G3461
נְמָלָה
An ant (probably from its almost bisected form) · a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number
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נְמָלָה H5244 an ant (probably from its almost bisected form)
Pronunciation nemalah
Creature of remarkable industriousness and foresight, exemplifying wisdom through labor in Proverbs
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μυριάς G3461 a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number
Pronunciation myriás
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What does נְמָלָה (nemalah) mean in the Bible?
נְמָלָה · μυριάς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a small insect known for industrious behavior".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5244, G3461?
H5244, G3461 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a small insect known for industrious behavior
Strong's H5244, G3461
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Source Gloss
a small insect known for industrious behavior
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נְמָלָה is built from this root:
נָמַל H5243
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain