Psalms 109:4 Go deeper

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

תַּֽחַת\־ta.chat-in place of

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H

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

Meaning: underneath: instead

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT Psalms 109:4 word 1

אַהֲבָתִ֥י'a.ha.va.Tilove my

Lemma: אַהֲבָה (a.ha.vah) · Strong's: H0160

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

Meaning: love

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:20, Deuteronomy 7:8, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 20:17, 2 Samuel 1:26, 2 Samuel 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0160; TAHOT Psalms 109:4 word 2

יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.nithey accuse me

Lemma: שָׂטַן (sa.tan) · Strong's: H7853

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to oppose

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 38:20, Psalms 71:13, Psalms 109:20, Psalms 109:29, Zechariah 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7853; TAHOT Psalms 109:4 word 3

וַאֲנִ֥יva.'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 109:4 word 4

תְפִלָּֽה\׃te.fi.Lah[am] prayer

Lemma: תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) · Strong's: H8605

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

Meaning: prayer

Used 77 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 8:28, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8605; TAHOT Psalms 109:4 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

In return for	→	תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead
my love	→	אַהֲבָה H0160 love
they accuse me	→	שָׂטַן H7853 to oppose
but I [am a man]	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
[of] prayer	→	תְּפִלָּה H8605 prayer

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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