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Proverbs 8:28
“When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָמַץʼâmats · aw-mats'
H553 · Hebrew
H553 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- confirm, be courageous (of good courage, stedfastly minded, strong, stronger), establish, fortify, harden, increase, prevail, strengthen (self), make strong (obstinate, speed).
- Grammar
- בְּ — preposition
- אַמְּצ֣ — verb Piel, infinitive construct
- וֹ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 41 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 25:23Deuteronomy 2:30Deuteronomy 3:28Deuteronomy 15:7Deuteronomy 31:6
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָמַץ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.