Psalm 8:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The birdsצִפֹּ֣ור
(tzip·po·vr)
6833: a birdfrom an unused word
of the heavensמַיִם
(ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
and the fishוּדְגֵ֣י
(u·de·gei)
1709: a fishfrom dagah
of the sea,הַיָּ֑ם
(hai·yam;)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
Whatever passes throughעֹ֝בֵ֗ר
(o·ver)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
the pathsאָרְחֹ֥ות
(a·re·cho·vt)
734: a way, pathfrom arach
of the seas.יַמִּֽים׃
(yam·mim.)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
The fowl
tsippowr  (tsip-pore')
a little bird (as hopping) -- bird, fowl, sparrow.
of the air
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and the fish
dag  (dawg)
a fish (as prolific); a fish (often used collectively) -- fish.
of the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
and whatsoever passeth through
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
the paths
'orach  (o'-rakh)
a well-trodden road; also a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
of the seas
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, Whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

King James Bible
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea that pass through the currents of the seas.

International Standard Version
birds in the sky, fish in the sea— whatever moves through the currents of the oceans.

NET Bible
the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the fowl in the sky, and the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the seas.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the birds, the fish, whatever swims in the currents of the seas.

King James 2000 Bible
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passes through the paths of the seas.
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