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LORD , thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
תַּאֲוַ֬תta.'a.Vat[the] desire of
Lemma: תַּאֲוָה (ta.a.vah) · Strong's: H8378
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: desire
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Numbers 11:4, Job 33:20, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 21:2, Psalms 38:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8378; TAHOT Psalms 10:17 word 1
עֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.Vimhumble [people]
Lemma: עָנָו (a.nav) · Strong's: H6035
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: poor
Used 16 times. Also: Job 24:4, Psalms 22:26, Psalms 25:9, Psalms 34:2, Psalms 37:11, Psalms 69:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6035; TAHOT Psalms 10:17 word 2
שָׁמַ֣עְתָּsha.Ma'.tayou have heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
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 Psalms 10:17 word 3
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO Yahweh
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 Psalms 10:17 word 4
תָּכִ֥יןta.Khinyou establish
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to establish: establish
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Psalms 10:17 word 5
לִ֝בָּ֗םli.Bamheart their
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Psalms 10:17 word 6
תַּקְשִׁ֥יבtak.Shivyou cause to pay attention
Lemma: קָשַׁב (qa.shav) · Strong's: H7181
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)
Meaning: to listen
Used 46 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Chronicles 33:10, Nehemiah 9:34, Job 13:6, Job 33:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7181; TAHOT Psalms 10:17 word 7
אָזְנֶֽךָ\׃'a.ze.Ne.khaear your
Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 Psalms 10:17 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You have heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| the desire | → | תַּאֲוָה H8378 desire |
| of the humble | → | עָנָו H6035 poor |
| You will strengthen | → | כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish |
| their hearts | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| You will incline | → | קָשַׁב H7181 to listen |
| Your ear | → | 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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