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How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! (KJV)

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מַה\־mah-how!

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 119:103 word 1

נִּמְלְצ֣וּnim.le.Tzuthey are smooth

Lemma: מָלַץ (ma.lats) · Strong's: H4452

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to smooth

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4452; TAHOT Psalms 119:103 word 2

לְ֭חִכִּיLe.chi.kito palate my

Lemma: חֵךְ (chekh) · Strong's: H2441

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

Meaning: palate

Used 18 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 12:11, Job 20:13, Job 29:10, Job 31:30, Job 33:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2441; TAHOT Psalms 119:103 word 3

אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ'im.ra.Te.khaword your

Lemma: אִמְרָה (im.rah) · Strong's: H0565A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: word

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Deuteronomy 32:2, Deuteronomy 33:9, 2 Samuel 22:31, Psalms 12:6, Psalms 17:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0565A; TAHOT Psalms 119:103 word 4

מִדְּבַ֥שׁmi.de.Vashmore than honey

Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706

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

Meaning: honey

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Psalms 119:103 word 5

לְפִֽי\׃le.Fito mouth my

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Psalms 119:103 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

How	→	מָה H4100 what?
sweet	→	מָלַץ H4452 to smooth
are Your words	→	אִמְרָה H0565A word
to my taste	→	חֵךְ H2441 palate
[sweeter than] honey	→	דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey
in my mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip

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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