Psalms 107:4 Go deeper

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

תָּע֣וּta.'Uthey wandered about

Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to go astray

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Psalms 107:4 word 1

בַ֭מִּדְבָּרVa.mid.borin the wilderness

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wilderness

Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Psalms 107:4 word 2

בִּישִׁימ֣וֹןbi.shi.Monin a desolate place of

Lemma: יְשִׁימוֹן (ye.shi.mon) · Strong's: H3452H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: wilderness

Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 21:20, Numbers 23:28, Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalms 68:7, Psalms 78:40, Psalms 106:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3452H; TAHOT Psalms 107:4 word 3

דָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekha way

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Psalms 107:4 word 4

עִ֥יר'ira city of

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Psalms 107:4 word 5

מ֝וֹשָׁ֗בmo.Shavdwelling

Lemma: מוֹשָׁב (mo.shav) · Strong's: H4186

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: seat

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 27:39, Genesis 36:43, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 12:20, Exodus 12:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4186; TAHOT Psalms 107:4 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'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 Psalms 107:4 word 7

מָצָֽאוּ\׃ma.Tza.'uthey found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Psalms 107:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Some wandered	→	תָּעָה H8582 to go astray
in desert	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness
wastelands	→	יְשִׁימוֹן H3452H wilderness
finding	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
path	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
to a city	→	עִיר H5892B city
in which to dwell	→	מוֹשָׁב H4186 seat

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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