Psalms 17:8 Go deeper

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, (KJV)

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שָׁ֭מְרֵנִיSham.re.nikeep me

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Psalms 17:8 word 1

כְּאִישׁ֣וֹןke.'i.Shonlike [the] pupil of

Lemma: אִישׁוֹן (i.shon) · Strong's: H0380

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: pupil

Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:10, Proverbs 7:2, Proverbs 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0380; TAHOT Psalms 17:8 word 2

בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Psalms 17:8 word 3

עָ֑יִן'A.yinan eye

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

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

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Psalms 17:8 word 4

בְּצֵ֥לbe.Tzelin [the] shadow of

Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: shadow

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Psalms 17:8 word 5

כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָke.na.Fei.khawings your

Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: wing

Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Psalms 17:8 word 6

תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי\׃tas.ti.Re.niyou will hide me

Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to hide

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Psalms 17:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Keep me	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
as the apple	→	אִישׁוֹן H0380 pupil
of	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
Your eye	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
hide me	→	סָתַר H5641 to hide
in the shadow	→	צֵל H6738 shadow
of Your wings	→	כָּנָף H3671 wing

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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