Psalms 147:1 Go deeper

Praise ye the LORD : for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הַ֥לְלוּHa.lupraise

Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)

Meaning: to boast: praise

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 22:4, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT Psalms 147:1 word 1

יָ֨הּ\׀yahYahweh

Lemma: יָהּ (yah) · Strong's: H3050

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: LORD

Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 17:16, Psalms 68:4, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 77:11, Psalms 89:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3050; TAHOT Psalms 147:1 word 2

כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 147:1 word 3

ט֭וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Psalms 147:1 word 4

זַמְּרָ֣הza.me.Rahto sing praises to

Lemma: זָמַר (za.mar) · Strong's: H2167

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to sing

Used 45 times. Also: Judges 5:3, 2 Samuel 22:50, 1 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 7:17, Psalms 9:2, Psalms 9:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2167; TAHOT Psalms 147:1 word 5

אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 147:1 word 6

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 147:1 word 7

נָ֝עִיםNa.'im[is] pleasant

Lemma: נָעִים (na.im) · Strong's: H5273A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 11 times. Also: 2 Samuel 1:23, Job 36:11, Psalms 16:6, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 133:1, Psalms 135:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5273A; TAHOT Psalms 147:1 word 8

נָאוָ֥הna.Vah[is] fitting

Lemma: נָאוֶה (na.eh) · Strong's: H5000

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

Meaning: lovely

Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 33:1, Proverbs 17:7, Proverbs 19:10, Proverbs 26:1, Song of Solomon 1:5, Song of Solomon 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5000; TAHOT Psalms 147:1 word 9

תְהִלָּֽה\׃te.hi.Lahpraise

Lemma: תְּהִלָּה (te.hil.lah) · Strong's: H8416

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

Meaning: praise

Used 56 times. Also: Exodus 15:11, Deuteronomy 10:21, Deuteronomy 26:19, 1 Chronicles 16:35, 2 Chronicles 20:22, Nehemiah 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8416; TAHOT Psalms 147:1 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Hallelujah	→	הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise
. . .	→	יָהּ H3050 LORD
How	→	כִּי H3588A for
good [it is]	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
to sing praises	→	זָמַר H2167 to sing
to our God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
how	→	כִּי H3588A for
pleasant	→	נָעִים H5273A pleasant
and lovely	→	נָאוֶה H5000 lovely
to praise [Him]	→	תְּהִלָּה H8416 praise

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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