Psalms 109:3 Go deeper

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.Reiand words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Psalms 109:3 word 1

שִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'Ahhatred

Lemma: שִׂנְאָה (sin.ah) · Strong's: H8135

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

Meaning: hating

Used 17 times. Also: Numbers 35:20, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 9:28, 2 Samuel 13:15, Psalms 25:19, Psalms 109:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8135; TAHOT Psalms 109:3 word 2

סְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.nithey have surrounded me

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H

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

Meaning: to turn: surround

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Psalms 109:3 word 3

וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִיvai.yi.la.cha.Mu.niand they have fought against me

Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)

Meaning: to fight

Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Psalms 109:3 word 4

חִנָּֽם\׃chi.Namwithout cause

Lemma: חִנָּם (chin.nam) · Strong's: H2600

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: for nothing

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 29:15, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:11, Numbers 11:5, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2600; TAHOT Psalms 109:3 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

They surround me	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround
with hateful	→	שִׂנְאָה H8135 hating
words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
and attack me	→	לָחַם H3898A to fight
without cause	→	חִנָּם H2600 for nothing

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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