Psalms 39:2 Go deeper

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. (KJV)

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נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiI was dumb

Lemma: אָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H0481

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNp1cs)

Meaning: be dumb

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 37:7, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 39:9, Isaiah 53:7, Ezekiel 3:26, Ezekiel 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0481; TAHOT Psalms 39:2 word 1

ד֭וּמִיָּהDu.mi.yahsilence

Lemma: דּוּמִיָּה (du.miy.yah) · Strong's: H1747

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: silence

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 22:2, Psalms 62:1, Psalms 65:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1747; TAHOT Psalms 39:2 word 2

הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhe.che.Shei.tiI was silent

Lemma: חָשָׁה (cha.shah) · Strong's: H2814

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)

Meaning: be silent

Used 16 times. Also: Judges 18:9, 1 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5, 2 Kings 7:9, Nehemiah 8:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2814; TAHOT Psalms 39:2 word 3

מִטּ֑וֹבmi.Tovfrom good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Psalms 39:2 word 4

וּכְאֵבִ֥יu.khe.'e.Viand pain my

Lemma: כְּאֵב (ke.ev) · Strong's: H3511

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

Meaning: pain

Used 6 times. Also: Job 2:13, Job 16:6, Isaiah 17:11, Isaiah 65:14, Jeremiah 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3511; TAHOT Psalms 39:2 word 5

נֶעְכָּֽר\׃ne'.Karit was stirred up

Lemma: עָכַר (a.khar) · Strong's: H5916

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to trouble

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Joshua 6:18, Joshua 7:25, Judges 11:35, 1 Samuel 14:29, 1 Kings 18:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5916; TAHOT Psalms 39:2 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

I was speechless	→	אָלַם H0481 be dumb
and still	→	דּוּמִיָּה H1747 silence
I remained silent	→	חָשָׁה H2814 be silent
[even] from [speaking] good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
and my sorrow	→	כְּאֵב H3511 pain
was stirred	→	עָכַר H5916 to trouble

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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