Exodus 15:8 Go deeper

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And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. (KJV)

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וּבְר֤וּחַu.ve.Ru.achand by [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 Exodus 15:8 word 1

אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.khanostrils your

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: face: nose

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 24:47, Numbers 11:20, 2 Samuel 22:9, 2 Samuel 22:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639H; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 2

נֶ֣עֶרְמוּNe.'er.muthey were piled up

Lemma: עָרַם (a.ram) · Strong's: H6192

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to pile up

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6192; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 3

מַ֔יִםMa.yim[the] waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 4

נִצְּב֥וּni.tze.Vuthey stood up

Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to stand

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 5

כְמוֹ\־khe.mov-like

Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: like

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 6

נֵ֖דneda heap

Lemma: נֵד (ned) · Strong's: H5067

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: heap

Used 6 times. Also: Joshua 3:13, Joshua 3:16, Psalms 33:7, Psalms 78:13, Isaiah 17:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5067; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 7

נֹזְלִ֑יםno.ze.Limstreams

Lemma: נָזַל (na.zal) · Strong's: H5140

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to flow

Used 16 times. Also: Numbers 24:7, Deuteronomy 32:2, Judges 5:5, Job 36:28, Psalms 78:16, Psalms 78:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5140; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 8

קָֽפְא֥וּka.fe.'Uthey congealed

Lemma: קָפָא (qa.pah) · Strong's: H7087A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to congeal

Used 3 times. Also: Job 10:10, Zephaniah 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7087A; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 9

תְהֹמֹ֖תte.ho.Mot[the] deeps

Lemma: תְּהוֹם (te.hom) · Strong's: H8415

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: abyss

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 15:5, Deuteronomy 8:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8415; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 10

בְּלֶב\־be.lev-in [the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Exodus 15:8 word 11

יָֽם\׃Yam[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 Exodus 15:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

At the blast	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
of Your nostrils	→	אַף H0639H face: nose
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
piled up	→	עָרַם H6192 to pile up
like	→	כְּמוֹ H3644G like
a wall	→	נֵד H5067 heap
the currents	→	נָזַל H5140 to flow
stood firm	→	נָצַב H5324 to stand
the depths	→	תְּהוֹם H8415 abyss
congealed	→	קָפָא H7087A to congeal
in the heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
of the sea	→	יָם H3220G sea

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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