Psalms 114:5 Go deeper

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? (KJV)

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מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Psalms 114:5 word 1

הַ֭יָּםHai.yomO sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

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

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Psalms 114:5 word 2

כִּ֣יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 114:5 word 3

תָנ֑וּסta.Nusyou will flee

Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to flee

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Psalms 114:5 word 4

הַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenO Jordan

Lemma: יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) · Strong's: H3383

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jordan

Used 181 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3383; TAHOT Psalms 114:5 word 5

תִּסֹּ֥בti.Soyou will turn around

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to turn: turn

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT Psalms 114:5 word 6

לְאָחֽוֹר\׃le.'a.Chorto backwards

Lemma: אָחוֹר (a.chor) · Strong's: H0268

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

Meaning: back

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 33:23, 2 Samuel 1:22, 2 Samuel 10:9, 1 Kings 7:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0268; TAHOT Psalms 114:5 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Why was it	→	מָה H4100 what?
O sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
you fled	→	נוּס H5127 to flee
O Jordan	→	יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan
that you turned	→	סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn
back	→	אָחוֹר H0268 back

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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