Psalms 129:6 Go deeper

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

יִ֭הְיוּYih.yumay they be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 129:6 word 1

כַּחֲצִ֣ירka.cha.Tzirlike [the] grass of

Lemma: חָצִיר (cha.tsir) · Strong's: H2682A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: grass

Used 20 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:5, 2 Kings 19:26, Job 8:12, Job 40:15, Psalms 37:2, Psalms 90:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2682A; TAHOT Psalms 129:6 word 2

גַּגּ֑וֹתga.Gotroofs

Lemma: גָּג (gag) · Strong's: H1406

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: roof

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Deuteronomy 22:8, Joshua 2:6, Joshua 2:8, Judges 9:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1406; TAHOT Psalms 129:6 word 3

שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖תshe.kad.Matthat before

Lemma: קַדְמָה (qad.mah) · Strong's: H6927

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: former

Used 6 times. Also: Isaiah 23:7, Ezekiel 16:55, Ezekiel 36:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6927; TAHOT Psalms 129:6 word 4

שָׁלַ֣ףsha.Lafit has shot up

Lemma: שָׁלַף (sha.laph) · Strong's: H8025

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to draw

Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 22:23, Numbers 22:31, Joshua 5:13, Judges 3:22, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8025; TAHOT Psalms 129:6 word 5

יָבֵֽשׁ\׃ya.Veshit has withered

Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to wither

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Psalms 129:6 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

May they be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like grass	→	חָצִיר H2682A grass
on the rooftops	→	גָּג H1406 roof
which withers	→	יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither
before	→	קַדְמָה H6927 former
it can grow	→	שָׁלַף H8025 to draw

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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