Proverbs 8:25 Go deeper

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

בְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> before

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) · Strong's: H2962

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: before

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2962; TAHOT Proverbs 8:25 word 1

הָרִ֣יםha.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 Proverbs 8:25 word 2

הָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uthey were planted

Lemma: טָבַע (ta.va) · Strong's: H2883

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVHp3cp)

Meaning: to sink

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 15:4, 1 Samuel 17:49, Job 38:6, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2883; TAHOT Proverbs 8:25 word 3

לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:25 word 4

גְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'ot[the] 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 Proverbs 8:25 word 5

חוֹלָֽלְתִּי\׃cho.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 8:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2342H; TAHOT Proverbs 8:25 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Before	→	טֶ֫רֶם H2962 before
the mountains	→	הַר H2022G mountain: mount
were settled	→	טָבַע H2883 to sink
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the hills	→	גִּבְעָה H1389I hill
I was brought forth	→	חוּל H2342H to twist: give birth

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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