2 Samuel 22:16 Go deeper
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And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD , at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. (KJV)
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וַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙vai.ye.ra.'Uand they appeared
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 1
אֲפִ֣קֵי'a.Fi.kei[the] channels of
Lemma: אָפִיק (a.phiq) · Strong's: H0650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: channel
Used 19 times. Also: Job 6:15, Job 12:21, Job 40:18, Job 41:15, Psalms 18:15, Psalms 42:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0650; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 2
יָ֔םYam[the] sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 3
יִגָּל֖וּyi.ga.Luthey were uncovered
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540I
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to reveal: uncover
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Exodus 20:26, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 4
מֹסְד֣וֹתmo.se.Dot[the] foundations of
Lemma: מוֹסָדָה (mo.sa.dah) · Strong's: H4146
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: foundation
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:8, Psalms 18:15, Isaiah 40:21, Jeremiah 51:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4146; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 5
תֵּבֵ֑לte.Vel[the] world
Lemma: תֵּבֵל (te.vel) · Strong's: H8398
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: world
Used 36 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:8, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 18:18, Job 34:13, Job 37:12, Psalms 9:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8398; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 6
בְּגַעֲרַ֣תbe.ga.'a.Ratat [the] rebuke of
Lemma: גְּעָרָה (ge.a.rah) · Strong's: H1606
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: rebuke
Used 15 times. Also: Job 26:11, Psalms 18:15, Psalms 76:6, Psalms 80:16, Psalms 104:7, Proverbs 13:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1606; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 7
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 8
מִנִּשְׁמַ֖תmi.nish.Matfrom [the] breathing of
Lemma: נְשָׁמָה (ne.sha.mah) · Strong's: H5397
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: breath
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Deuteronomy 20:16, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 11:11, Joshua 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5397; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 9
ר֥וּחַRu.ach[the] breath of
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spirit: breath
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 10
אַפּֽוֹ\׃'a.Ponose his
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: face: nose
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 24:47, Exodus 15:8, Numbers 11:20, 2 Samuel 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:16 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The channels | → | אָפִיק H0650 channel |
| of the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| appeared | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| [and] the foundations | → | מוֹסָדָה H4146 foundation |
| of the world | → | תֵּבֵל H8398 world |
| were exposed | → | גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover |
| at the rebuke | → | גְּעָרָה H1606 rebuke |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| at the blast | → | נְשָׁמָה H5397 breath |
| of the breath | → | רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath |
| of His nostrils | → | אַף H0639H face: nose |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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