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בְּאַמְּצֹ֣ו שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל בַּ֝עֲזֹ֗וז עִינֹ֥ות תְּהֹום׃ (Proverbs 8:28) When He strengthened the skies above, in the strengthening of the fountains of the deep. This verse compresses creation imagery into a poetic frame, showcasing two distinctive features of Biblical Hebrew: (1) the temporal use of בְּ prefixed to an infinitive-construct–type form, and (2) the elegant binding of nouns in a construct chain. Both phenomena highlight the compact and precise beauty of Hebrew expression. The Moment of Strengthening בְּאַמְּצֹו: בְּ + infinitive-construct/abstract from אָמַץ with 3ms suffix, yielding “when He strengthened.”… Learn Hebrew