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Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? (KJV)

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מִֽי\־mi-who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 1

מָדַ֨דma.Dadhas he measured

Lemma: מָדַד (ma.dad) · Strong's: H4058

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to measure

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 16:18, Numbers 35:5, Deuteronomy 21:2, Ruth 3:15, 2 Samuel 8:2, 1 Kings 17:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4058; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 2

בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹbe.sho.'o.Loin [the] hollow of hand his

Lemma: שֹׁ֫עַל (sho.al) · Strong's: H8168

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

Meaning: handful

Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:10, Ezekiel 13:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8168; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 3

מַ֗יִםMa.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 Isaiah 40:12 word 4

וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimand [the] heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

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

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 5

בַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retwith <the> span

Lemma: זֶ֫רֶת (ze.ret) · Strong's: H2239

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: span

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9, 1 Samuel 17:4, Ezekiel 43:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2239; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 6

תִּכֵּ֔ןti.Kenhas he marked off?

Lemma: תָּכַן (ta.khan) · Strong's: H8505

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to measure

Used 18 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:3, 2 Kings 12:11, Job 28:25, Psalms 75:3, Proverbs 16:2, Proverbs 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8505; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 7

וְכָ֥לve.kholand has he contained?

Lemma: כּוּל (kul) · Strong's: H3557

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to sustain

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 50:21, Ruth 4:15, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3557; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 8

בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁba.sha.Lishin <the> third of a measure

Lemma: שָׁלִישׁ (sha.lish) · Strong's: H7991A

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

Meaning: third

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 80:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7991A; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 9

עֲפַ֣ר'a.Far[the] dust of

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

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

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 10

הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 11

וְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.Kaland has he weighed?

Lemma: שָׁקַל (sha.qal) · Strong's: H8254

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to weigh

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 23:16, Exodus 22:17, 2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:12, 1 Kings 20:39, Ezra 8:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8254; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 12

בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.leswith <the> balance

Lemma: פֶּ֫לֶס (pe.les) · Strong's: H6425

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

Meaning: balance

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 16:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6425; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 13

הָרִ֔יםha.Rimmountains

Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G

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

Meaning: mountain: mount

Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 14

וּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otand hills

Lemma: גִּבְעָה (giv.ah) · Strong's: H1389I

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

Meaning: hill

Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 49:26, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 12:2, Deuteronomy 33:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1389I; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 15

בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם\׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimwith scales

Lemma: מֹאזֵן (mo.zen) · Strong's: H3976

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)

Meaning: balance

Used 15 times. Also: Leviticus 19:36, Job 6:2, Job 31:6, Psalms 62:9, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 16:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3976; TAHOT Isaiah 40:12 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

Who	→	מִי H4310 who?
has measured	→	מָדַד H4058 to measure
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
in the hollow of his hand	→	שֹׁ֫עַל H8168 handful
or marked off	→	תָּכַן H8505 to measure
the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
with the span of his hand?	→	זֶ֫רֶת H2239 span
Who has held	→	כּוּל H3557 to sustain
the dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
of the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
in a basket	→	שָׁלִישׁ H7991A third
or weighed	→	שָׁקַל H8254 to weigh
the mountains	→	הַר H2022G mountain: mount
on a scale	→	פֶּ֫לֶס H6425 balance
and the hills	→	גִּבְעָה H1389I hill
with a balance	→	מֹאזֵן H3976 balance

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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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