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Proverbs 30

Prov. 30:28 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The spider
smamiyth (Hebrew #8079)
a lizard (from the superstition of its noxiousness)
KJV usage: spider.
Pronounce: sem-aw-meeth'
Origin: probably from 8074 (in the sense of poisoning)
taketh hold
taphas (Hebrew #8610)
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
KJV usage: catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, X surely, surprise, take.
Pronounce: taw-fas'
Origin: a primitive root
with her hands
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
, and is in kings’
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
palaces
heykal (Hebrew #1964)
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
KJV usage: palace, temple.
Pronounce: hay-kawl'
Origin: probably from 3201 (in the sense of capacity)
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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 30:28• 28The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. (Prov. 30:28)
• It is now pretty generally acknowledged that the Hebrew word shemameth in verse 28 refers not to the spider, but to a little house-lizard called the gekko, which is very common in Palestine, and has a peculiar idiosyncrasy for fine hangings and palatial homes. It uses its forefeet very much as though they were indeed “hands,” catching its food, chiefly flies and spiders, therewith, and securely holding them while it devours them. (“Proverbs Thirty” by H.A. Ironside)
• May it not speak to us of the power of faith, which is indeed the hand by which the believing sinner takes hold of the precious truth of God, thus entering into the blessing He would have all His own enjoy? This it is that gives us to be at home in the King’s palace, and ensures an eternal abode in the Father’s house. (“Proverbs Thirty” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings’ palaces.