When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.Proverbs 8:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמ֥וֹת חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי בְּאֵ֥ין מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם׃
- בְּאֵין־be.'ein-“when there not”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- תְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.Mot“[were] [the] deeps”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from תְּהוֹם · “abyss” · Strong's H8415
- חוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.ti“I was brought forth”Verb, pual, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חוּל · “give birth” · Strong's H2342H
- בְּאֵ֥יןbe.'Ein“when there not”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.Not“[were] springs”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַעְיָן · “spring” · Strong's H4599
- נִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-“abounding of”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from כָּבֵד · “many” · Strong's H3513I
- מָֽיִם׃Ma.yim“water”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)