Psalms 14:1 Go deeper
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. (KJV)
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אָ֘מַ֤ר'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 1
נָבָ֣לna.Vala fool
Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5036
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: foolish
Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:6, Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 3:33, 2 Samuel 13:13, Job 2:10, Job 30:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5036; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 2
בְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boin heart his
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 3
אֵ֣ין'einthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 4
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.Him[is] a god
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 5
הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּhish.Chi.tuthey act corruptly
Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 6
הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּhit.'I.vuthey do abominably
Lemma: תַּעָב (ta.av) · Strong's: H8581
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to abhor
Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:26, Deuteronomy 23:7, 1 Kings 21:26, 1 Chronicles 21:6, Job 9:31, Job 15:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8581; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 7
עֲלִילָ֗ה'a.li.Lahdeed[s]
Lemma: עֲלִילָה (a.li.lah) · Strong's: H5949
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wantonness
Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:14, Deuteronomy 22:17, 1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Chronicles 16:8, Psalms 9:11, Psalms 66:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5949; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 8
אֵ֣ין'einthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 9
עֹֽשֵׂה\־'o.seh-[is one who] does
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 10
טֽוֹב\׃Tov<of> good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Psalms 14:1 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For the choirmaster | → | נָצַח H5329 to conduct |
| Of David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| The fool | → | נָבָל H5036 foolish |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| in his heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| [There is] no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| They are corrupt | → | שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin |
| their acts | → | עֲלִילָה H5949 wantonness |
| are vile | → | תַּעָב H8581 to abhor |
| There is no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| one who does | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| good | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
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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