Exodus 15:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"At the blastוּבְר֤וּחַ
(u·ve·ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
of Your nostrilsאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙
(ap·pei·cha)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
the watersמַ֔יִם
(ma·yim,)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
were piledנֶ֣עֶרְמוּ
(ne·'er·mu)
6192: to be heaped upa prim. root
up, The flowingנֹזְלִ֑ים
(no·ze·lim;)
5140: to flow, trickle, drop, distilla prim. root
waters 
 
4325: waters, watera prim. root
stoodנִצְּב֥וּ
(ni·tze·vu)
5324: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
up likeכְמֹו־
(che·mov-)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
a heap;נֵ֖ד
(ned)
5067a: a heapfrom an unused word
The deepsתְהֹמֹ֖ת
(te·ho·mot)
8415: deep, sea, abyssfrom an unused word
were congealedקָֽפְא֥וּ
(ka·fe·'u)
7087a: to thicken, condense, congeala prim. root
in the heartבְּלֶב־
(be·lev-)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
of the sea.יָֽם׃
(yam.)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And with the blast
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
of thy nostrils
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
were gathered together
`aram  (aw-ram')
to pile up -- gather together.
the floods
nazal  (naw-zal')
to drip, or shed by trickling -- distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.
stood upright
natsab  (naw-tsab')
to station, in various applications
as an heap
ned  (nade)
a mound, i.e. wave -- heap.
and the depths
thowm  (teh-home')
an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) -- deep (place), depth.
were congealed
qapha'  (kaw-faw')
to shrink, i.e. thicken (as unracked wine, curdled milk, clouded sky, frozen water) -- congeal, curdle, dark, settle.
in the heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
of the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"At the blast of Your nostrils the waters were piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

King James Bible
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The waters heaped up at the blast of Your nostrils; the currents stood firm like a dam. The watery depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

International Standard Version
By the breath of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing waters stood up like a hill, the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.

NET Bible
By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
With a blast from your nostrils, the water piled up. The waves stood up like a dam. The deep water thickened in the middle of the sea.

King James 2000 Bible
And with the blast of your nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as a heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
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