Psalms 109:25 Go deeper
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I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. (KJV)
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וַאֲנִ֤י\׀va.'a.Niand I
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Psalms 109:25 word 1
הָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiI have become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 109:25 word 2
חֶרְפָּ֣הcher.Paha reproach
Lemma: חֶרְפָּה (cher.pah) · Strong's: H2781
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: reproach
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 30:23, Genesis 34:14, Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 25:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2781; TAHOT Psalms 109:25 word 3
יִ֝רְא֗וּנִיyir.'U.nithey see me
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Psalms 109:25 word 4
יְנִיע֥וּןye.ni.'Unthey shake !
Lemma: נוּעַ (nu.a) · Strong's: H5128
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: to shake
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 20:18, Numbers 32:13, Judges 9:9, Judges 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5128; TAHOT Psalms 109:25 word 5
רֹאשָֽׁם\׃ro.Shamhead their
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Psalms 109:25 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| an object of scorn | → | חֶרְפָּה H2781 reproach |
| to [my accusers] | → | |
| when they see me | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| they shake | → | נוּעַ H5128 to shake |
| their heads | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
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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