Psalms 37:12 Go deeper

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. (KJV)

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זֹמֵ֣םzo.Mem[is] plotting

Lemma: זָמַם (za.mam) · Strong's: H2161

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

Meaning: to plan

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Deuteronomy 19:19, Psalms 17:3, Psalms 31:13, Proverbs 30:32, Proverbs 31:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2161; TAHOT Psalms 37:12 word 1

רָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'[the] wicked

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

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

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 37:12 word 2

לַצַּדִּ֑יקla.tza.Dikto the righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Psalms 37:12 word 3

וְחֹרֵ֖קve.cho.Rekand [is] gnashing

Lemma: חָרַק (cha.raq) · Strong's: H2786

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

Meaning: to grind

Used 5 times. Also: Job 16:9, Psalms 35:16, Psalms 112:10, Lamentations 2:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2786; TAHOT Psalms 37:12 word 4

עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavtowards him

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 37:12 word 5

שִׁנָּֽיו\׃shi.Navteeth his

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G

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

Meaning: tooth

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Psalms 37:12 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
scheme	→	זָמַם H2161 to plan
against the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
and gnash	→	חָרַק H2786 to grind
their teeth	→	שֵׁן H8127G tooth
at them	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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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