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Let them praise the name of the LORD : for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. (KJV)
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יְהַלְל֤וּ\׀ye.ha.Lulet them praise
Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
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 148:13 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Psalms 148:13 word 2
שֵׁ֬םshem[the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Psalms 148:13 word 3
יְהוָ֗הYah.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 148:13 word 4
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 148:13 word 5
נִשְׂגָּ֣בnis.Gav[is] exalted
Lemma: שָׂגַב (sa.gav) · Strong's: H7682
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:36, Job 5:11, Job 36:22, Psalms 20:1, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 69:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7682; TAHOT Psalms 148:13 word 6
שְׁמ֣וֹshe.Moname his
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Psalms 148:13 word 7
לְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.Doto only him
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: alone
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Psalms 148:13 word 8
ה֝וֹד֗וֹho.Dosplendor his
Lemma: הוֹד (hod) · Strong's: H1935
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: splendor
Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 27:20, 1 Chronicles 16:27, 1 Chronicles 29:11, 1 Chronicles 29:25, Job 37:22, Job 39:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1935; TAHOT Psalms 148:13 word 9
עַל\־'al-[is] above
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 148:13 word 10
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzearth
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 148:13 word 11
וְשָׁמָֽיִם\׃ve.sha.Ma.yimand heaven
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Psalms 148:13 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Let them praise | → | הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise |
| the name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| His name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| alone | → | בַּד H0905H alone |
| is exalted | → | שָׂגַב H7682 to exalt |
| His splendor | → | הוֹד H1935 splendor |
| [is] above | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and the heavens | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
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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