Psalms 37:35 Go deeper

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. (KJV)

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רָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiI have seen

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Psalms 37:35 word 1

רָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'a wicked [person]

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 37:35 word 2

עָרִ֑יץ'a.Ritzruthless

Lemma: עָרִיץ (a.rits) · Strong's: H6184

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: ruthless

Used 20 times. Also: Job 6:23, Job 15:20, Job 27:13, Psalms 54:3, Psalms 86:14, Proverbs 11:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6184; TAHOT Psalms 37:35 word 3

וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗הu.mit.'a.Rehand spreading himself

Lemma: עָרָה (a.rah) · Strong's: H6168

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)

Meaning: to uncover

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 24:20, Leviticus 20:18, Leviticus 20:19, 2 Chronicles 24:11, Psalms 137:7, Psalms 141:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6168; TAHOT Psalms 37:35 word 4

כְּאֶזְרָ֥חke.'ez.Rachlike a native tree

Lemma: אֶזְרָח (ez.rach) · Strong's: H0249

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

Meaning: born

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 17:15, Leviticus 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0249; TAHOT Psalms 37:35 word 5

רַעֲנָֽן\׃ra.'a.Nanluxuriant

Lemma: רַעֲנָן (ra.a.nan) · Strong's: H7488B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: luxuriant

Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:2, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Kings 17:10, 2 Chronicles 28:4, Psalms 52:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7488B; TAHOT Psalms 37:35 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

I have seen	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
a wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
ruthless man	→	עָרִיץ H6184 ruthless
flourishing	→	רַעֲנָן H7488B luxuriant
like a well-rooted	→	עָרָה H6168 to uncover
native tree	→	אֶזְרָח H0249 born

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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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