Psalms 107:29 Go deeper

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. (KJV)

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יָקֵ֣םya.Kemhe raised

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)

Meaning: to arise: establish

Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Psalms 107:29 word 1

סְ֭עָרָהSe.'a.rah[the] storm

Lemma: סְעָרָה (se.a.rah) · Strong's: H5591B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: tempest

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 2:1, 2 Kings 2:11, Psalms 107:25, Psalms 148:8, Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 40:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5591B; TAHOT Psalms 107:29 word 2

לִדְמָמָ֑הlid.ma.Mahinto a calm

Lemma: דְּמָמָה (de.ma.mah) · Strong's: H1827

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: silence

Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:12, Job 4:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1827; TAHOT Psalms 107:29 word 3

וַ֝יֶּחֱשׁ֗וּvai.ye.che.Shuand they were still

Lemma: חָשָׁה (cha.shah) · Strong's: H2814

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: be silent

Used 16 times. Also: Judges 18:9, 1 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5, 2 Kings 7:9, Nehemiah 8:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2814; TAHOT Psalms 107:29 word 4

גַּלֵּיהֶֽם\׃ga.lei.Hemwaves their

Lemma: גַּל (gal) · Strong's: H1530H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: heap: wave

Used 16 times. Also: Job 38:11, Psalms 42:7, Psalms 65:7, Psalms 89:9, Psalms 107:25, Song of Solomon 4:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1530H; TAHOT Psalms 107:29 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He calmed	→	קוּם H6965I to arise: establish
the storm	→	סְעָרָה H5591B tempest
to a whisper	→	דְּמָמָה H1827 silence
and the waves of the sea	→	גַּל H1530H heap: wave
were hushed	→	חָשָׁה H2814 be silent

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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