2 Samuel 22:7 Go deeper
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In my distress I called upon the LORD , and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. (KJV)
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בַּצַּר\־ba.tzar-when <the> it was distress
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862B
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 31 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:30, Judges 11:7, 1 Samuel 13:6, 2 Samuel 24:14, 1 Chronicles 21:13, 2 Chronicles 15:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 1
אֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'I called out to
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 2
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 3
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 4
אֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiGod my
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 5
אֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'I called out
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 6
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'and he heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 7
מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙me.hei.kha.Lofrom temple his
Lemma: הֵיכָל (he.khal) · Strong's: H1964G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: temple
Used 56 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 3:3, 1 Kings 7:21, 1 Kings 7:50, 2 Kings 18:16, 2 Kings 23:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1964G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 8
קוֹלִ֔יko.Livoice my
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 9
וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖יve.shav.'a.Tiand cry for help my
Lemma: שַׁוְעָה (shav.ah) · Strong's: H7775
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: cry
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 2:23, 1 Samuel 5:12, Psalms 18:6, Psalms 34:15, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 40:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7775; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 10
בְּאָזְנָֽיו\׃be.'a.ze.Nav[was] in ears his
Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: ear
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:7 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In my distress | → | צַר H6862B distress |
| . . . | → | |
| I called upon | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| I cried out | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| my God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| And from His temple | → | הֵיכָל H1964G temple |
| He heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| my voice | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| and my cry for help | → | שַׁוְעָה H7775 cry |
| reached His ears | → | אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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