Psalms 147:13 Go deeper
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For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. (KJV)
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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 147:13 word 1
חִ֭זַּקChi.zakhe has strengthened
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Psalms 147:13 word 2
בְּרִיחֵ֣יbe.ri.Chei[the] bars of
Lemma: בְּרִיחַ (be.ri.ach) · Strong's: H1280
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: bar
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 26:26, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 26:28, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 36:31, Exodus 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1280; TAHOT Psalms 147:13 word 3
שְׁעָרָ֑יִךְshe.'a.Ra.yikhgates your
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Psalms 147:13 word 4
בֵּרַ֖ךְbe.Rakhhe has blessed
Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
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 147:13 word 5
בָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhchildren your
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Psalms 147:13 word 6
בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ\׃be.kir.Bekhin midst your
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Psalms 147:13 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| He strengthens | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| the bars | → | בְּרִיחַ H1280 bar |
| of your gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| and blesses | → | בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless |
| the children | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| within you | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
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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