Psalms 118:22 Go deeper

The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אֶ֭בֶן'E.vena stone

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

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

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Psalms 118:22 word 1

מָאֲס֣וּma.'a.Su[which] they rejected

Lemma: מָאַס (ma.as) · Strong's: H3988A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to reject

Used 74 times. Also: Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:43, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 11:20, Numbers 14:31, Judges 9:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3988A; TAHOT Psalms 118:22 word 2

הַבּוֹנִ֑יםha.bo.Nimthe builders

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Psalms 118:22 word 3

הָ֝יְתָ֗הha.ye.Tahit has become

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 118:22 word 4

לְרֹ֣אשׁle.Rosh<into> [the] head of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Psalms 118:22 word 5

פִּנָּֽה\׃pi.Nah[the] corner

Lemma: פִּנָּה (pin.nah) · Strong's: H6438H

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

Meaning: corner

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2, Judges 20:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Kings 7:34, 2 Chronicles 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6438H; TAHOT Psalms 118:22 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The stone	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
the builders	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
rejected	→	מָאַס H3988A to reject
has become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
the cornerstone	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
. . .	→	פִּנָּה H6438H corner

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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