Psalms 22:15 Go deeper
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My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. (KJV)
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יָ֘בֵ֤שׁya.Veshit has dried up
Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to wither
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Psalms 22:15 word 1
כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ\׀ka.Che.reslike <the> earthenware
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶשׂ (che.re.s) · Strong's: H2789
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: earthenware
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 11:33, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:50, Leviticus 15:12, Numbers 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2789; TAHOT Psalms 22:15 word 2
כֹּחִ֗יko.Chistrength my
Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength
Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Psalms 22:15 word 3
וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niand tongue my
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: tongue
Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Psalms 22:15 word 4
מֻדְבָּ֣קmud.Bak[has been] made to cling to
Lemma: דָּבַק (da.vaq) · Strong's: H1692
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVHsmsa)
Meaning: to cleave
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 34:3, Numbers 36:7, Numbers 36:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1692; TAHOT Psalms 22:15 word 5
מַלְקוֹחָ֑יmal.ko.Chaijaws my
Lemma: מַלְקוֹחַ (mal.qo.ach) · Strong's: H4455B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)
Meaning: jaw
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4455B; TAHOT Psalms 22:15 word 6
וְֽלַעֲפַר\־ve.la.'a.far-and to [the] dust of
Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: dust
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Psalms 22:15 word 7
מָ֥וֶתMa.vetdeath
Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: death
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Psalms 22:15 word 8
תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי\׃tish.pe.Te.niyou put me
Lemma: שָׁפַת (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8239
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to set
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 4:38, Isaiah 26:12, Ezekiel 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8239; TAHOT Psalms 22:15 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| My strength | → | כֹּחַ H3581B strength |
| is dried up | → | יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither |
| like a potsherd | → | חֶ֫רֶשׂ H2789 earthenware |
| and my tongue | → | לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue |
| sticks | → | דָּבַק H1692 to cleave |
| to the roof of my mouth | → | מַלְקוֹחַ H4455B jaw |
| You lay me | → | שָׁפַת H8239 to set |
| in the dust | → | עָפָר H6083 dust |
| of death | → | מָ֫וֶת H4194 death |
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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