Psalms 139:5 Go deeper

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. (KJV)

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אָח֣וֹר'a.Chorback part

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 139:5 word 1

וָקֶ֣דֶםva.Ke.demand front

Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: front: old

Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:15, Deuteronomy 33:27, 2 Kings 19:25, Nehemiah 12:46, Job 29:2, Psalms 44:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6924H; TAHOT Psalms 139:5 word 2

צַרְתָּ֑נִיtzar.Ta.niyou enclose me

Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6696A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to confine

Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:25, Deuteronomy 20:12, Deuteronomy 20:19, Judges 9:31, 1 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6696A; TAHOT Psalms 139:5 word 3

וַתָּ֖שֶׁתva.Ta.shetand you have put

Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Exodus 23:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7896H; TAHOT Psalms 139:5 word 4

עָלַ֣י'a.Laion me

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 139:5 word 5

כַּפֶּֽכָה\׃ka.Pe.khahhand your

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

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

Meaning: palm

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Psalms 139:5 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

You hem me in	→	צוּר H6696A to confine
behind	→	אָחוֹר H0268 back
and before	→	קֶ֫דֶם H6924H front: old
You have laid	→	שִׁית H7896H to set: put
Your hand	→	כַּף H3709G palm
upon me	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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