Psalms 116:1 Go deeper

I love the LORD , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. (KJV)

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אָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.tiI love

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Psalms 116:1 word 1

כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 116:1 word 2

יִשְׁמַ֥ע\׀yish.Ma'he has heard

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Psalms 116:1 word 3

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 116:1 word 4

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Psalms 116:1 word 5

ק֝וֹלִ֗יko.Livoice my

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

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

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Psalms 116:1 word 6

תַּחֲנוּנָֽי\׃ta.cha.nu.Naisupplications my

Lemma: תַּחֲנוּן (ta.cha.nun) · Strong's: H8469

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

Meaning: supplication

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 6:21, Job 41:3, Psalms 28:2, Psalms 28:6, Psalms 31:22, Psalms 86:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8469; TAHOT Psalms 116:1 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I love	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
He has heard	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
my voice	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
my appeal for mercy	→	תַּחֲנוּן H8469 supplication

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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