Proverbs 3:20 Go deeper

By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

בְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toby knowledge his

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 3:20 word 1

תְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.Mot[the] depths

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, Exodus 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8415; TAHOT Proverbs 3:20 word 2

נִבְקָ֑עוּniv.Ka.'uthey were split open

Lemma: בָּקַע (ba.qa) · Strong's: H1234

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

Meaning: to break up/open

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 22:3, Exodus 14:16, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 16:31, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1234; TAHOT Proverbs 3:20 word 3

וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםu.she.cha.Kimand clouds

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַק (sha.chaq) · Strong's: H7834

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

Meaning: cloud

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 22:12, Job 35:5, Job 36:28, Job 37:18, Job 37:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7834; TAHOT Proverbs 3:20 word 4

יִרְעֲפוּ\־yir.'a.fu-they dripped

Lemma: רָעַף (ra.aph) · Strong's: H7491

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to drip

Used 5 times. Also: Job 36:28, Psalms 65:11, Psalms 65:12, Isaiah 45:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7491; TAHOT Proverbs 3:20 word 5

טָֽל\׃Taldew

Lemma: טַל (tal) · Strong's: H2919

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

Meaning: dew

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:39, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14, Numbers 11:9, Deuteronomy 32:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2919; TAHOT Proverbs 3:20 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

By His knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
the watery depths	→	תְּהוֹם H8415 abyss
were broken open	→	בָּקַע H1234 to break up/open
and the clouds	→	שַׁ֫חַק H7834 cloud
dripped	→	רָעַף H7491 to drip
with dew	→	טַל H2919 dew

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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