Proverbs 8:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"When thereבְּאֵין־
(be·'ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
were noבְּאֵ֥ין
(be·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
depthsתְּהֹמֹ֥ות
(te·ho·mo·vt)
8415: deep, sea, abyssfrom an unused word
I was brought forth,חֹולָ֑לְתִּי
(cho·v·la·le·ti;)
2342a: to whirl, dance, writhea prim. root
When there were no 
 
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
springsמַ֝עְיָנֹ֗ות
(ma'·ya·no·vt)
4599: a springfrom ayin
aboundingנִכְבַּדֵּי־
(nich·bad·dei-)
3513: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensomea prim. root
with water.מָֽיִם׃
(ma·yim.)
4325: waters, watera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
When there were no 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.
I was brought forth
chuwl  (khool)
to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
when there were no fountains
ma`yan  (mah-yawn')
a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction) -- fountain, spring, well.
abounding
kabad  (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.
with water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water.

King James Bible
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I was born when there were no watery depths and no springs filled with water.

International Standard Version
When there were no ocean depths, I brought them to birth at a time when there were no springs.

NET Bible
When there were no deep oceans I was born, when there were no springs overflowing with water;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Before the depths would be, I was born, and before there would be waters in the springs.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I was born before there were oceans, before there were springs filled with water.

King James 2000 Bible
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
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