Proverbs 8:29
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
יָם
yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
מוֹעֵד
môwʻêd
properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a ...
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
מוֹעֵד môwʻêd
properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; b...
Study H4150 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →יָם yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the sou...
Study H3220 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →Cross References
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss...
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
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