Psalms 22:13 Go deeper

They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. (KJV)

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פָּצ֣וּpa.Tzuthey have opened

Lemma: פָּצָה (pa.tsah) · Strong's: H6475

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to open

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Numbers 16:30, Deuteronomy 11:6, Judges 11:35, Judges 11:36, Job 35:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6475; TAHOT Psalms 22:13 word 1

עָלַ֣י'a.Laion me

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 22:13 word 2

פִּיהֶ֑םpi.Hemmouth their

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Psalms 22:13 word 3

אַ֝רְיֵ֗ה'ar.Yeha lion

Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B

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

Meaning: lion

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Psalms 22:13 word 4

טֹרֵ֥ףto.Reftearing

Lemma: טָרַף (ta.raph) · Strong's: H2963

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

Meaning: to tear

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 37:33, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 22:13, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 16:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2963; TAHOT Psalms 22:13 word 5

וְשֹׁאֵֽג\׃ve.sho.'Egand roaring

Lemma: שָׁאַג (sha.ag) · Strong's: H7580

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

Meaning: to roar

Used 19 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 37:4, Psalms 38:8, Psalms 74:4, Psalms 104:21, Jeremiah 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7580; TAHOT Psalms 22:13 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

They open	→	פָּצָה H6475 to open
their jaws	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
against me	→	עַל H5921A upon
like lions	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion
that roar	→	שָׁאַג H7580 to roar
and maul	→	טָרַף H2963 to tear

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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