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Proverbs 8:27

Hebrew
בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigכּוּן

Meaning

* To be firm * Establish * Prepare * Set

Verb. Occurs about 200 times in the Old Testament.

Meanings by Stem

Qal Stem (basic form)

To be firm, stable, fixed, established.

Describes something that stands securely or endures.Psalm 93:2Psalm 103:19Proverbs 16:9Psalm 96:102 Samuel 7:16Proverbs 16:3Luke 22:321 Peter 5:101 Corinthians 1:8Hebrews 2:3Colossians 1:23Matthew 25:34
שָׁ֭מַיִםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם

hebrew

Meanings:

* Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass

Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3
שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם
ESV
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
NIV
I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
NLT
I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
LXX
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greek

The definite article
οὐρανόνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός

Meaning:

* The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens

278 occurrences in the New Testament.

Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9
συμπαρήμην αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
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greek

The definite article
ἑαυτοῦ θρόνον ἐπ ἀνέμων
KJV
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

Proverbs 8:26 ← Proverbs 8:27 → Proverbs 8:28

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