Psalms 116:5 Go deeper

Gracious is the LORD , and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. (KJV)

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חַנּ֣וּןcha.Nun[is] gracious

Lemma: חַנּוּן (chan.nun) · Strong's: H2587

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: gracious

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 22:27, Exodus 34:6, 2 Chronicles 30:9, Nehemiah 9:17, Nehemiah 9:31, Psalms 86:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2587; TAHOT Psalms 116:5 word 1

יְהֹוָ֣הYah.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 116:5 word 2

וְצַדִּ֑יקve.tza.Dikand righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Psalms 116:5 word 3

וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuand God our

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 116:5 word 4

מְרַחֵֽם\׃me.ra.Chem[is] compassionate

Lemma: רָחַם (ra.cham) · Strong's: H7355

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to have compassion

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 13:17, Deuteronomy 30:3, 1 Kings 8:50, 2 Kings 13:23, Psalms 18:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7355; TAHOT Psalms 116:5 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
is gracious	→	חַנּוּן H2587 gracious
and righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
our God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
is full of compassion	→	רָחַם H7355 to have compassion

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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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