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My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. (KJV)
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לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 1
נִכְחַ֥דnikh.Chadit was hidden
Lemma: כָּחַד (ka.chad) · Strong's: H3582
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)
Meaning: to hide
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 47:18, Exodus 9:15, Exodus 23:23, Joshua 7:19, 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3582; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 2
עָצְמִ֗י'a.tze.Mibone[s] my
Lemma: עֹ֫צֶם (o.tsem) · Strong's: H6108
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength
Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 8:17, Job 30:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6108; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 3
מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּmi.Me.kafrom you
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 4
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-who
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 5
עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי'u.Sei.tiI was made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVPp1cs)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 6
בַסֵּ֑תֶרva.Se.terin the secret place
Lemma: סֵ֫תֶר (se.ter) · Strong's: H5643A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: secrecy
Used 35 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:24, Deuteronomy 28:57, Judges 3:19, 1 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5643A; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 7
רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּיru.Kam.tiI was formed
Lemma: רָקַם (ra.qam) · Strong's: H7551
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVPp1cs)
Meaning: to weave
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 36:37, Exodus 38:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7551; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 8
בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbe.tach.ti.Yotin [the] lower parts of
Lemma: תַּחְתִּי (tach.ti) · Strong's: H8482
Parsing: Aafpc (Aafpc)
Meaning: lower
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Exodus 19:17, Deuteronomy 32:22, Joshua 15:19, Judges 1:15, Nehemiah 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8482; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 9
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Psalms 139:15 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| My frame | → | עֹ֫צֶם H6108 strength |
| was not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| hidden | → | כָּחַד H3582 to hide |
| from You | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| when | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| I was made | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| in secret | → | סֵ֫תֶר H5643A secrecy |
| when I was woven together | → | רָקַם H7551 to weave |
| in the depths | → | תַּחְתִּי H8482 lower |
| of the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
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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