Psalms 148:3 Go deeper
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Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. (KJV)
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הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּHa.lu.hupraise him
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 148:3 word 1
שֶׁ֣מֶשׁShe.meshO sun
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sun
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Psalms 148:3 word 2
וְיָרֵ֑חַve.ya.Re.achand moon
Lemma: יָרֵחַ (ya.re.ach) · Strong's: H3394
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: moon
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 37:9, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:3, Joshua 10:12, Joshua 10:13, 2 Kings 23:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3394; TAHOT Psalms 148:3 word 3
הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּha.Lu.hupraise him
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 148:3 word 4
כָּל\־kol-O all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 148:3 word 5
כּ֥וֹכְבֵיKokh.vei[the] stars of
Lemma: כּוֹכָב (ko.khav) · Strong's: H3556
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: star
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 37:9, Exodus 32:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3556; TAHOT Psalms 148:3 word 6
אֽוֹר\׃'orlight
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: light
Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Psalms 148:3 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Praise Him | → | הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise |
| O sun | → | שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun |
| and moon | → | יָרֵחַ H3394 moon |
| praise Him | → | הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| you shining | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| stars | → | כּוֹכָב H3556 star |
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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