Proverbs 8:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When He made firmבְּאַמְּצֹ֣ו
(be·'am·me·tzov)
553: to be stout, strong, bold, alerta prim. root
the skiesשְׁחָקִ֣ים
(she·cha·kim)
7834: dust, cloudfrom shachaq
above, 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
When the springs 
 
5871a: a spring (of water)from the same as ayin
of the deepתְּהֹום
(te·ho·vm.)
8415: deep, sea, abyssfrom an unused word
became fixed,בַּ֝עֲזֹ֗וז
(ba·'a·zo·vz)
5810: to be stronga prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
When he established
'amats  (aw-mats')
to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)
the clouds
shachaq  (shakh'-ak)
a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament -- cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
above
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
when he strengthened
`azaz  (aw-zaz')
to be stout -- harden, impudent, prevail, strengthen (self), be strong.
the fountains
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the deep
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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed,

King James Bible
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when He placed the skies above, when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,

International Standard Version
when he made the clouds from above, when the springs of the depths were established,

NET Bible
when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when he empowered the clouds from above and when he strengthened the springs of the depths,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
when he established the skies above, when he determined the currents in the ocean,

King James 2000 Bible
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
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