| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the construct chain divrei pi-ʾîš {דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ | dîvrê pî-ʾîš} ‘words of a man’ serving as the subject. It then presents three parallel equative predicates: mayim amuqim {מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים | mayim ʿămûqqîm} ‘deep waters’, nakhal novea {נַ֥חַל נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ | naḥal nōvêaʿ} ‘a flowing stream’, and mekor chokhmah {מְק֣וֹר חָכְמָֽה | məqôr ḥôḵmāh} ‘a spring of wisdom’. The construct structures emphasize personal speech, the plural adjective agreement underscores depth, and the participle–noun pairing conveys dynamic motion. The final construct highlights the source of insight. The asyndetic parallelism accelerates the poetic rhythm and underscores the richness and movement inherent in speech and understanding. |