Micah 7:18 Go deeper
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Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. (KJV)
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מִי\־mi-who?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 1
אֵ֣ל'el[is] a God
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: God
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 2
כָּמ֗וֹךָka.Mo.khalike you
Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: like
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 3
נֹשֵׂ֤אno.Se'[who] forgives
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to lift: forgive
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375I; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 4
עָוֹן֙'a.Voniniquity
Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: iniquity: crime
Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 5
וְעֹבֵ֣רve.'o.Verand [who] passes
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 6
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 7
פֶּ֔שַׁעPe.sha'transgression
Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: transgression
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 8
לִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.Ritto [the] remnant of
Lemma: שְׁאֵרִית (she.e.rit) · Strong's: H7611
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: remnant
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 45:7, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Kings 19:4, 2 Kings 19:31, 2 Kings 21:14, 1 Chronicles 4:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7611; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 9
נַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.Toinheritance his
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 10
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 11
הֶחֱזִ֤יקhe.che.Zikhe keeps hold of
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 12
לָעַד֙la.'Adfor ever
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5703
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: perpetuity
Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 15:18, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Job 19:24, Job 20:4, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 9:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5703; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 13
אַפּ֔וֹ'a.Poanger his
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 14
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 15
חָפֵ֥ץcha.Fetz[is one] desirous of
Lemma: חָפֵץ (cha.phets) · Strong's: H2655
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: delighting
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:33, 1 Kings 21:6, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Nehemiah 1:11, Psalms 5:4, Psalms 34:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2655; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 16
חֶ֖סֶדChe.sedcovenant loyalty
Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: kindness
Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 17
הֽוּא\׃Hu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Micah 7:18 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| is a God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| like You | → | כְּמוֹ H3644G like |
| who pardons | → | נָשָׂא H5375I to lift: forgive |
| iniquity | → | עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime |
| and passes | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the transgression | → | פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression |
| of the remnant | → | שְׁאֵרִית H7611 remnant |
| of His inheritance | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
| who does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| retain | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| His anger | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| forever | → | עַד H5703 perpetuity |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| delights | → | חָפֵץ H2655 delighting |
| in loving devotion | → | חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness |
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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