Psalms 120:4 Go deeper

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. (KJV)

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חִצֵּ֣יchi.Tzeiarrows of

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Psalms 120:4 word 1

גִבּ֣וֹרgi.Bora warrior

Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368

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

Meaning: mighty man

Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Psalms 120:4 word 2

שְׁנוּנִ֑יםshe.nu.Nimsharpened

Lemma: שָׁנַן (sha.nan) · Strong's: H8150

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)

Meaning: to sharpen

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 6:7, Deuteronomy 32:41, Psalms 45:5, Psalms 64:3, Psalms 73:21, Psalms 140:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8150; TAHOT Psalms 120:4 word 3

עִ֝֗ם'Imwith

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Psalms 120:4 word 4

גַּחֲלֵ֥יga.cha.Leiburning coals of

Lemma: גַּחֶ֫לֶת (ge.chel) · Strong's: H1513

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: coal

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 16:12, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Samuel 22:9, 2 Samuel 22:13, Job 41:21, Psalms 18:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1513; TAHOT Psalms 120:4 word 5

רְתָמִֽים\׃re.ta.Mimbroom plants

Lemma: רֹ֫תֶם (re.tem) · Strong's: H7574

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: broom

Used 4 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:4, 1 Kings 19:5, Job 30:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7574; TAHOT Psalms 120:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Sharp	→	שָׁנַן H8150 to sharpen
arrows [will come]	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow
from the warrior	→	גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man
with	→	עִם H5973A with
burning coals	→	גַּחֶ֫לֶת H1513 coal
of the broom tree	→	רֹ֫תֶם H7574 broom

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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