Psalms 18:11 Go deeper

He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. (KJV)

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יָ֤שֶׁתYa.shethe made

Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 30:40, Genesis 41:33, Exodus 10:1, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:30, Exodus 23:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7896G; TAHOT Psalms 18:11 word 1

חֹ֨שֶׁךְ\׀Cho.shekhdarkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

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

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Psalms 18:11 word 2

סִתְר֗וֹsit.Rocovering his

Lemma: סֵ֫תֶר (se.ter) · Strong's: H5643A

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

Meaning: secrecy

Used 35 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:24, Deuteronomy 28:57, Judges 3:19, 1 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5643A; TAHOT Psalms 18:11 word 3

סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.Tavaround him

Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: around

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Psalms 18:11 word 4

סֻכָּת֑וֹsu.ka.Tocanopy his

Lemma: סֻכָּה (suk.kah) · Strong's: H5521

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

Meaning: booth

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 33:17, Leviticus 23:34, Leviticus 23:42, Leviticus 23:43, Deuteronomy 16:13, Deuteronomy 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5521; TAHOT Psalms 18:11 word 5

חֶשְׁכַת\־chesh.khat-darkness of

Lemma: חֶשְׁכָה (chesh.khah) · Strong's: H2824

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

Meaning: dark

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2824; TAHOT Psalms 18:11 word 6

מַ֝֗יִםMa.yimwaters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Psalms 18:11 word 7

עָבֵ֥י'a.Veidark clouds of

Lemma: עָב (av) · Strong's: H5645

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: cloud

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 19:9, Judges 5:4, 2 Samuel 22:12, 2 Samuel 23:4, 1 Kings 18:44, 1 Kings 18:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5645; TAHOT Psalms 18:11 word 8

שְׁחָקִֽים\׃she.cha.Kimclouds

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַק (sha.chaq) · Strong's: H7834

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: cloud

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 22:12, Job 35:5, Job 36:28, Job 37:18, Job 37:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7834; TAHOT Psalms 18:11 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

He made	→	שִׁית H7896G to set: make
darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
His hiding place	→	סֵ֫תֶר H5643A secrecy
[and] storm	→	מַי H4325G water
clouds	→	עָב H5645 cloud
a canopy	→	סֻכָּה H5521 booth
. . .	→	חֶשְׁכָה H2824 dark
around Him	→	סָבִיב H5439G around

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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