Psalms 144:1 Go deeper

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: (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 144:1 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 144:1 word 2

צוּרִ֗יtzu.Rirock my

Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6697H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: rock

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 17:6, Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6697H; TAHOT Psalms 144:1 word 3

הַֽמְלַמֵּ֣דham.la.Medwho trains

Lemma: לָמַד (la.mad) · Strong's: H3925G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to learn: teach

Used 62 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:1, Deuteronomy 4:5, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 4:14, Deuteronomy 5:31, Deuteronomy 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3925G; TAHOT Psalms 144:1 word 4

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 144:1 word 5

לַקְרָ֑בlak.Ravfor <the> war

Lemma: קְרָב (qe.rav) · Strong's: H7128

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

Meaning: battle

Used 9 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:11, Job 38:23, Psalms 55:18, Psalms 55:21, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 78:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7128; TAHOT Psalms 144:1 word 6

אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י'etz.be.'o.Taifingers my

Lemma: אֶצְבַּע (ets.ba) · Strong's: H0676

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: finger

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 8:19, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 31:18, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 4:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0676; TAHOT Psalms 144:1 word 7

לַמִּלְחָמָֽה\׃la.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battle

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Psalms 144:1 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
Blessed	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
[be] the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
my Rock	→	צוּר H6697H rock
who trains	→	לָמַד H3925G to learn: teach
my hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
for war	→	קְרָב H7128 battle
my fingers	→	אֶצְבַּע H0676 finger
for battle	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle

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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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