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Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. (KJV)
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יֵ֭בֹשׁוּYe.vo.shumay they be ashamed
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Psalms 129:5 word 1
וְיִסֹּ֣גוּve.yi.So.guand they may be turned back
Lemma: סוּג (sug) · Strong's: H5472
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNu3mp)
Meaning: to turn
Used 14 times. Also: Psalms 35:4, Psalms 40:14, Psalms 44:18, Psalms 53:3, Psalms 70:2, Psalms 78:57 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5472; TAHOT Psalms 129:5 word 2
אָח֑וֹר'a.Chorbackward
Lemma: אָחוֹר (a.chor) · Strong's: H0268
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: back
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 33:23, 2 Samuel 1:22, 2 Samuel 10:9, 1 Kings 7:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0268; TAHOT Psalms 129:5 word 3
כֹּ֝֗לKolall
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 129:5 word 4
שֹׂנְאֵ֥יso.ne.'Ei[those who] hate
Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to hate
Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Psalms 129:5 word 5
צִיּֽוֹן\׃tzi.Yon<of> Zion
Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zion
Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Psalms 129:5 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| May all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who hate | → | שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate |
| Zion | → | צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion |
| be turned | → | סוּג H5472 to turn |
| back | → | אָחוֹר H0268 back |
| in shame | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
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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