עֹשֵׂ֥ה אֶ֨רֶץ֙ בְּכֹחֹ֔ו מֵכִ֥ין תֵּבֵ֖ל בְּחָכְמָתֹ֑ו וּבִתְבוּנָתֹ֖ו נָטָ֥ה שָׁמָֽיִם׃
He who made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and by His understanding stretched out the heavens.
Morphology
- עֹשֵׂה (ʿoseh) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “He who made”; Notes: Describes ongoing or characteristic action of God as Creator.
- אֶרֶץ (ʾeretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “earth”; Notes: Refers to the land or the whole earth.
- בְּכֹחוֹ (be-koḥo) – Root: כח; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “by His power”; Notes: Attributes creation to divine strength.
- מֵכִין (mekhin) – Root: כון; Form: Hifil participle masculine singular; Translation: “establishes”; Notes: Ongoing act of setting firm or making stable.
- תֵּבֵל (tevel) – Root: תבל; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “the world”; Notes: Refers to the inhabited world, the earth as a dwelling place.
- בְּחָכְמָתוֹ (be-ḥokhmato) – Root: חכם; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “by His wisdom”; Notes: Highlights wisdom as divine attribute in creation.
- וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ (u-vitvunato) – Root: בין; Form: Conjunction + preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and by His understanding”; Notes: Emphasizes discernment in creation.
- נָטָה (natah) – Root: נטה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “He stretched out”; Notes: Describes the spreading or extension of the heavens.
- שָׁמָיִם (shamayim) – Root: שׁמים; Form: Noun masculine plural (dual in form); Translation: “heavens”; Notes: Refers to the sky or the cosmic expanse.