Proverbs 8:29 — King James Version← Study notes

“When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:”

Proverbs 8:29 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 8:2910 words

HebrewMeaning

בְּ/שׂ֘וּמ֤/וֹbəśwmwō

appointpronH7760

any wise · bring · call · care ···

לַ/יָּ֨םlayām

sea ( -faring manpronH3220

) · south · west (-ern · side ···

חֻקּ֗/וֹḥuqwō

appointednounH2706

bound · commandment · convenient · custom ···

וּ֭/מַיִםwmayim

waterconjH4325

piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַֽעַבְרוּyaʿabərw

alienateverbH5674

alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···

פִ֑י/וpiyw

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

בְּ֝/חוּק֗/וֹbəḥwqwō

appointpronH2710

decree · governor · grave · lawgiver ···

מ֣וֹסְדֵיmwōsədēy

foundationnounH4144

אָֽרֶץʾāreṣ

earthnounH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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