Psalms 22:16 Go deeper

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. (KJV)

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כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 22:16 word 1

סְבָב֗וּנִיse.va.Vu.nithey have surrounded me

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H

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

Meaning: to turn: surround

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Psalms 22:16 word 2

כְּלָ֫בִ֥יםke.La.Vimdogs

Lemma: כֶּ֫לֶב (ke.lev) · Strong's: H3611

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

Meaning: dog

Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 11:7, Exodus 22:31, Deuteronomy 23:18, Judges 7:5, 1 Samuel 17:43, 1 Samuel 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3611; TAHOT Psalms 22:16 word 3

עֲדַ֣ת'a.Data company of

Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5712

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

Meaning: congregation

Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:47, Exodus 16:1, Exodus 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5712; TAHOT Psalms 22:16 word 4

מְ֭רֵעִיםMe.re.'imevil-doers

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Psalms 22:16 word 5

הִקִּיפ֑וּנִיhi.ki.Fu.nithey have encircled me

Lemma: נָקַף (na.qaph) · Strong's: H5362B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to surround

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 19:27, Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11, 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Kings 6:14, 2 Kings 11:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5362B; TAHOT Psalms 22:16 word 6

כָּ֝אֲרִ֗יka.'a.Rilike a 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 22:16 word 7

יָדַ֥יya.Daihands my

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 22:16 word 8

וְרַגְלָֽי\׃ve.rag.Laiand feet my

Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272

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

Meaning: foot

Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Psalms 22:16 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
dogs	→	כֶּ֫לֶב H3611 dog
surround me	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround
a band	→	עֵדָה H5712 congregation
of evil men	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil
encircles me	→	נָקַף H5362B to surround
they have pierced	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion
my hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
and feet	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot

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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