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Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. (KJV)
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הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tahit became
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 114:2 word 1
יְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Psalms 114:2 word 2
לְקָדְשׁ֑וֹle.ka.de.Sho<into> sanctuary his
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Psalms 114:2 word 3
יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Psalms 114:2 word 4
מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו\׃mam.she.lo.Tavdominion<s> his
Lemma: מֶמְשָׁלָה (mem.sha.lah) · Strong's: H4475
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: dominion
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Kings 20:13, 2 Chronicles 8:6, 2 Chronicles 32:9, Psalms 103:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4475; TAHOT Psalms 114:2 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| became | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| [God’s] sanctuary | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| His dominion | → | מֶמְשָׁלָה H4475 dominion |
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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