Psalms 143:6 Go deeper

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. (KJV)

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פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiI have spread out

Lemma: פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) · Strong's: H6566

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)

Meaning: to spread

Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6566; TAHOT Psalms 143:6 word 1

יָדַ֣יya.Daihands my

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 143:6 word 2

אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khato you

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 143:6 word 3

נַפְשִׁ֓י\׀naf.Shithroat my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Psalms 143:6 word 4

כְּאֶֽרֶץ\־ke.'e.retz-like a land

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 143:6 word 5

עֲיֵפָ֖ה'a.ye.Fahexhausted

Lemma: עָיֵף (a.yeph) · Strong's: H5889

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: faint

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Deuteronomy 25:18, Judges 8:4, Judges 8:5, 2 Samuel 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5889; TAHOT Psalms 143:6 word 6

סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelah

Lemma: סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) · Strong's: H5542

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: Selah

Used 74 times. Also: Psalms 3:2, Psalms 3:4, Psalms 3:8, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5542; TAHOT Psalms 143:6 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I stretch out	→	פָּרַשׂ H6566 to spread
my hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
to You	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
my soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
thirsts	→	עָיֵף H5889 faint
for You	→
like a parched land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
Selah	→	סֶ֫לָה H5542 Selah

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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