Psalms 38:14 Go deeper

Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. (KJV)

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וָאֱהִ֗יva.'e.Hiand I have become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 38:14 word 1

כְּ֭אִישׁKe.'ishlike a man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Psalms 38:14 word 2

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Psalms 38:14 word 3

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 38:14 word 4

שֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'[is] hearing

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

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

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Psalms 38:14 word 5

וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Psalms 38:14 word 6

בְּ֝פִ֗יוbe.Fivin mouth his

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 38:14 word 7

תּוֹכָחֽוֹת\׃to.kha.Chot[are] arguments

Lemma: תּוֹכַ֫חַת (to.kha.chat) · Strong's: H8433B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: argument

Used 24 times. Also: Job 13:6, Job 23:4, Psalms 39:11, Psalms 73:14, Proverbs 1:23, Proverbs 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8433B; TAHOT Psalms 38:14 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

I am	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
hear	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
whose mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
offers no reply	→	תּוֹכַ֫חַת H8433B argument
. . .	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing

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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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