Psalms 118:5 Go deeper
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I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. (KJV)
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מִֽן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Psalms 118:5 word 1
הַ֭מֵּצַ֥רha.me.Tzarthe distress
Lemma: מֵצַר (me.tsar) · Strong's: H4712
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: terror
Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 116:3, Lamentations 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4712; TAHOT Psalms 118:5 word 2
קָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiI called out to
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Psalms 118:5 word 3
יָּ֑הּYahYahweh
Lemma: יָהּ (yah) · Strong's: H3050
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: LORD
Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 17:16, Psalms 68:4, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 77:11, Psalms 89:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3050; TAHOT Psalms 118:5 word 4
עָנָ֖נִי'a.Na.nihe answered me
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Psalms 118:5 word 5
בַמֶּרְחָ֣בva.mer.Chavin <the> roomy place
Lemma: מֶרְחָב (mer.chav) · Strong's: H4800
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: broad
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:20, Psalms 18:19, Psalms 31:8, Hosea 4:16, Habakkuk 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4800; TAHOT Psalms 118:5 word 6
יָֽהּ\׃YahYahweh
Lemma: יָהּ (yah) · Strong's: H3050
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: LORD
Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 17:16, Psalms 68:4, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 77:11, Psalms 89:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3050; TAHOT Psalms 118:5 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| [my] distress | → | מֵצַר H4712 terror |
| I called | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| to the LORD | → | יָהּ H3050 LORD |
| [and He] | → | יָהּ H3050 LORD |
| answered | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| [and set me] free | → | מֶרְחָב H4800 broad |
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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