Exodus

Exodus 15:8

⁸At the blast of Your nostrils

the waters piled up;

like a wall the currents stood firm;

the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At the blast	וּבְר֤וּחַ	ū·ḇə·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of Your nostrils	אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙	’ap·pe·ḵā	Noun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
the waters	מַ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
piled up	נֶ֣עֶרְמוּ	ne·‘er·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6192 be heaped up
like	כְמוֹ־	ḵə·mōw-	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
a wall	נֵ֖ד	nêḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5067 heap
the currents	נֹזְלִ֑ים	nō·zə·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
stood firm	נִצְּב֥וּ	niṣ·ṣə·ḇū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5324 take one's stand, stand
the depths	תְהֹמֹ֖ת	ṯə·hō·mōṯ	Noun - common plural	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
congealed	קָֽפְא֥וּ	qā·p̄ə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7087 thicken, condense, congeal
in the heart	בְּלֶב־	bə·leḇ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of the sea	יָֽם׃	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.