Psalms 123:4 Go deeper
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Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. (KJV)
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רַבַּת֮ra.Batmuch
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Psalms 123:4 word 1
שָֽׂבְעָה\־sa.ve.'ah-it has been surfeited
Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to satisfy
Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Psalms 123:4 word 2
נַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּnaf.She.nuself our
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Psalms 123:4 word 3
הַלַּ֥עַגha.La.'agthe mockery of
Lemma: לַ֫עַג (la.ag) · Strong's: H3933
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: derision
Used 7 times. Also: Job 34:7, Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4, Ezekiel 23:32, Ezekiel 36:4, Hosea 7:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3933; TAHOT Psalms 123:4 word 4
הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.Nim<the> self-confident [people]
Lemma: שַׁאֲנָן (sha.a.nan) · Strong's: H7600
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: secure
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:28, Job 12:5, Isaiah 32:9, Isaiah 32:11, Isaiah 32:18, Isaiah 33:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7600; TAHOT Psalms 123:4 word 5
הַ֝בּ֗וּזha.Buzthe contempt
Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0937
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: contempt
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:23, Job 12:5, Job 12:21, Job 31:34, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 107:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0937; TAHOT Psalms 123:4 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| We | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| have endured | → | שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy |
| much | → | רַב H7227A many |
| scorn | → | לַ֫עַג H3933 derision |
| from the arrogant | → | שַׁאֲנָן H7600 secure |
| much contempt | → | בּוּז H0937 contempt |
| from the proud | → | H1349 |
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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