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Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD . (KJV)
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בָּ֘ר֤וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessed
Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to bless
Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Psalms 135:21 word 1
יְהוָ֨ה\׀Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 135:21 word 2
מִצִּיּ֗וֹןmi.tzi.Yonfrom 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 135:21 word 3
שֹׁ֘כֵ֤ןsho.Khen[who] dwells
Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Psalms 135:21 word 4
יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Psalms 135:21 word 5
הַֽלְלוּ\־ha.lu-praise
Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)
Meaning: to boast: praise
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 22:4, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT Psalms 135:21 word 6
יָֽהּ\׃YahYahweh
Lemma: יָהּ (yah) · Strong's: H3050
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: LORD
Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 17:16, Psalms 68:4, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 77:11, Psalms 89:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3050; TAHOT Psalms 135:21 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Blessed be | → | בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| from Zion | → | צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion |
| He who dwells | → | שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell |
| in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| Hallelujah | → | הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise |
| . . . | → | יָהּ H3050 LORD |
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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