Psalms 119:147 Go deeper
← Psalms 119 · ← verse 146 · verse 148 →
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. (KJV)
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קִדַּ֣מְתִּיki.Dam.tiI am early
Lemma: קָדַם (qa.dam) · Strong's: H6923
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to meet
Used 26 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:4, 2 Samuel 22:6, 2 Samuel 22:19, 2 Kings 19:32, Nehemiah 13:2, Job 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6923; TAHOT Psalms 119:147 word 1
בַ֭נֶּשֶׁףVa.ne.shefin the twilight
Lemma: נֶ֫שֶׁף (ne.sheph) · Strong's: H5399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: twilight
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 30:17, 2 Kings 7:5, 2 Kings 7:7, Job 3:9, Job 7:4, Job 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5399; TAHOT Psalms 119:147 word 2
וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָהva.'a.sha.Ve.'ahand I cried for help !
Lemma: שָׁוַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7768
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpw1cs)
Meaning: to cry
Used 21 times. Also: Job 19:7, Job 24:12, Job 29:12, Job 30:20, Job 30:28, Job 35:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7768; TAHOT Psalms 119:147 word 3
יִחָֽלְתִּי\׃yi.Chal.tiI hope
Lemma: יָחַל (ya.chal) · Strong's: H3176H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to wait: hope
Used 26 times. Also: Job 6:11, Job 13:15, Job 30:26, Psalms 31:24, Psalms 33:18, Psalms 33:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3176H; TAHOT Psalms 119:147 word 4
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I rise | → | קָדַם H6923 to meet |
| before dawn | → | נֶ֫שֶׁף H5399 twilight |
| and cry for help | → | שָׁוַע H7768 to cry |
| in Your word | → | H1697 |
| I have put my hope | → | יָחַל H3176H to wait: hope |
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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