Proverbs
Proverbs 3:19–20
19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom
and established the heavens by understanding.
20By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open,
and the clouds dripped with dew.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 3:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְֽהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| founded | יָֽסַד־ | yā·saḏ- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| the earth | אָ֑רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| by wisdom | בְּחָכְמָ֥ה | bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| and established | כּוֹנֵ֥ן | kō·w·nên | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| the heavens | שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| by understanding | בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃ | biṯ·ḇū·nāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice |
Proverbs 3:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By His knowledge | בְּ֭דַעְתּוֹ | bə·ḏa‘·tōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| the watery depths | תְּהוֹמ֣וֹת | tə·hō·w·mō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H8415 deep, sea, abyss |
| were broken open | נִבְקָ֑עוּ | niḇ·qā·‘ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
| and the clouds | וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים | ū·šə·ḥā·qîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H7834 dust, cloud |
| dripped | יִרְעֲפוּ־ | yir·‘ă·p̄ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7491 trickle, drip |
| with dew | טָֽל׃ | ṭāl | Noun - masculine singular | H2919 night-mist, dew |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 3:19 Psalm 104:24 · Jeremiah 10:12 · John 1:3 · Jeremiah 51:15 · Psalm 136:5 · Proverbs 8:27–29
Proverbs 3:20 Genesis 7:11 · Psalm 65:9–12 · Job 36:27–28 · Job 38:26–28 · Genesis 27:28 · Genesis 1:9 · Job 38:8–11 · Deuteronomy 33:28 · Joel 2:23 · Jeremiah 14:22 · Genesis 27:37–39 · Psalm 104:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.