Psalms 129:1 Go deeper
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: (KJV)
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רַ֭בַּתRa.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 129:1 word 1
צְרָר֣וּנִיtze.ra.Ru.nipeople have opposed me
Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887D
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to vex
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 23:22, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 25:17, Numbers 25:18, Numbers 33:55, Esther 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6887D; TAHOT Psalms 129:1 word 2
מִנְּעוּרַ֑יmi.ne.'u.Raisince youth<s> my
Lemma: נְעוּרִים (na.ur) · Strong's: H5271A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: youth
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 46:34, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:3, Numbers 30:16, 1 Samuel 12:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5271A; TAHOT Psalms 129:1 word 3
יֹֽאמַר\־yo.mar-let it say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Psalms 129:1 word 4
נָ֝אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Psalms 129:1 word 5
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Psalms 129:1 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A song | → | H7892 |
| of ascents | → | H4609 |
| Many a time | → | רַב H7227A many |
| they have persecuted me | → | צָרַר H6887D to vex |
| from my youth | → | נְעוּרִים H5271A youth |
| let Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| now | → | נָא H4994 please |
| declare | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
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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