Psalms 2:4 Go deeper

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. (KJV)

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יוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[the one who] sits

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Psalms 2:4 word 1

בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimin the heavens

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 2:4 word 2

יִשְׂחָ֑קyis.Chakhe laughs

Lemma: שָׂחַק (sa.chaq) · Strong's: H7832

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 36 times. Also: Judges 16:25, Judges 16:27, 1 Samuel 18:7, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 6:5, 2 Samuel 6:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7832; TAHOT Psalms 2:4 word 3

אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Psalms 2:4 word 4

יִלְעַג\־yil.'ag-he mocks

Lemma: לָעַג (la.ag) · Strong's: H3932

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to mock

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Chronicles 30:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:1, Job 9:23, Job 11:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3932; TAHOT Psalms 2:4 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

The One enthroned	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in heaven	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
laughs	→	שָׂחַק H7832 to laugh
the Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
taunts them	→	לָעַג H3932 to mock

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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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