Proverbs 8:24 Go deeper

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

בְּאֵין\־be.'ein-when there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 8:24 word 1

תְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.Mot[were] [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, Exodus 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8415; TAHOT Proverbs 8:24 word 2

חוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiI was brought forth

Lemma: חוּל (chul) · Strong's: H2342H

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVPp1cs)

Meaning: to twist: give birth

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:18, Job 15:7, Job 39:1, Psalms 51:5, Psalms 90:2, Proverbs 8:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2342H; TAHOT Proverbs 8:24 word 3

בְּאֵ֥יןbe.'Einwhen there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 8:24 word 4

מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.Not[were] springs

Lemma: מַעְיָן (ma.yan) · Strong's: H4599

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

Meaning: spring

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 11:36, Joshua 15:9, Joshua 18:15, 1 Kings 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4599; TAHOT Proverbs 8:24 word 5

נִכְבַּדֵּי\־nikh.ba.dei-abounding of

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513I

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVNrmpc)

Meaning: to honor: many

Used 3 times. Also: Nahum 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513I; TAHOT Proverbs 8:24 word 6

מָֽיִם\׃Ma.yimwater

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 Proverbs 8:24 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

When there were no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
watery depths	→	תְּהוֹם H8415 abyss
I was brought forth	→	חוּל H2342H to twist: give birth
when no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
springs	→	מַעְיָן H4599 spring
were overflowing	→	כָּבֵד H3513I to honor: many
with water	→	מַי H4325G water

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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