Psalms 147:16 Go deeper

He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הַנֹּתֵ֣ןha.no.Tenthe [one who] gives

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Psalms 147:16 word 1

שֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legsnow

Lemma: שֶׁ֫לֶג (she.leg) · Strong's: H7950

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

Meaning: snow

Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 4:6, Numbers 12:10, 2 Samuel 23:20, 2 Kings 5:27, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7950; TAHOT Psalms 147:16 word 2

כַּצָּ֑מֶרka.Tza.merlike <the> wool

Lemma: צֶ֫מֶר (tse.mer) · Strong's: H6785

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

Meaning: wool

Used 16 times. Also: Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 13:48, Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 13:59, Deuteronomy 22:11, Judges 6:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6785; TAHOT Psalms 147:16 word 3

כְּ֝פ֗וֹרke.Forfrost

Lemma: כְּפוֹר (ke.phor) · Strong's: H3713B

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

Meaning: frost

Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 16:14, Job 38:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3713B; TAHOT Psalms 147:16 word 4

כָּאֵ֥פֶרka.'E.ferlike <the> ash[es]

Lemma: אֵ֫פֶר (e.pher) · Strong's: H0665

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

Meaning: ashes

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Numbers 19:9, Numbers 19:10, 2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1, Esther 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0665; TAHOT Psalms 147:16 word 5

יְפַזֵּֽר\׃ye.fa.Zerhe scatters

Lemma: פָּזַר (pa.zar) · Strong's: H6340

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to scatter

Used 10 times. Also: Esther 3:8, Psalms 53:5, Psalms 89:10, Psalms 112:9, Psalms 141:7, Proverbs 11:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6340; TAHOT Psalms 147:16 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He spreads	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
the snow	→	שֶׁ֫לֶג H7950 snow
like wool	→	צֶ֫מֶר H6785 wool
He scatters	→	פָּזַר H6340 to scatter
the frost	→	כְּפוֹר H3713B frost
like ashes	→	אֵ֫פֶר H0665 ashes

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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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