Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)">1129 [e] בָּנָ֣ה bā-nāh He builds V-Qal-Perf-3ms 2) herbage, grass">6211 [e] כָעָ֣שׁ ḵā-‘āš like a moth Prep-k, Art | N-ms 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within">1004 [e] בֵּית֑וֹ bê-ṯōw; his house N-msc | 3ms 1a) thicket 1b) booth (rude or temporary shelter)">5521 [e] וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה ū-ḵə-suk-kāh, and Like a booth Conj-w, Prep-k | N-fs 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze">6213 [e] עָשָׂ֥ה ‘ā-śāh [which] makes V-Qal-Perf-3ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to watch, guard, keep 1a2) to preserve, guard from dangers 1a3) to keep, observe, guard with fidelity 1a4) to guard, keep secret 1a5) to be kept close, be blockaded 1a6) watchman (participle)">5341 [e] נֹצֵֽר׃ nō-ṣêr. a watchman V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms

New American Standard Bible
"He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut which the watchman has made.

King James Bible
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The house he built is like a moth's cocoon or a booth set up by a watchman.

as a moth

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