Psalms 119:53 Go deeper
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Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. (KJV)
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זַלְעָפָ֣הzal.'a.Fahburning indignation
Lemma: זַלְעָפָה (zal.a.phah) · Strong's: H2152
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: scorching
Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 11:6, Lamentations 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2152; TAHOT Psalms 119:53 word 1
אֲ֭חָזַתְנִי'A.cha.zat.niit has seized me
Lemma: אָחַז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0270
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to grasp
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0270; TAHOT Psalms 119:53 word 2
מֵרְשָׁעִ֑יםme.re.sha.'Imfrom wicked [people]
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 119:53 word 3
עֹ֝זְבֵ֗י'o.ze.Vei[who] forsake
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to leave: forsake
Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Psalms 119:53 word 4
תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ\׃to.ra.Te.kha<of> law your
Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: instruction
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Psalms 119:53 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Rage | → | זַלְעָפָה H2152 scorching |
| has taken hold of me | → | אָחַז H0270 to grasp |
| because of the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| who reject | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| Your law | → | תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction |
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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