Proverbs 8:26

before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.
Proverbs 8:26
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

עַד־לֹ֣א עָ֭שָׂה אֶ֣רֶץ וְחוּצ֑וֹת וְ֝רֹ֗אשׁ עָפְר֥וֹת תֵּבֵֽל׃

  1. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  2. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. עָ֭שָׂה'A.sah“he had made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  4. אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“[the] earth”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  5. וְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.Tzot“and [the] open places”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from חוּץ · “outside” · Strong's H2351
  6. וְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.Rosh“and [the] first of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “first” · Strong's H7218J
  7. עָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.Rot“[the] dusts of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  8. תֵּבֵֽל׃te.Vel“[the] world”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תֵּבֵל · “world” · Strong's H8398
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)