Psalms 39:3 Go deeper

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, (KJV)

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חַם\־cham-it became hot

Lemma: חָמַם (cha.mam) · Strong's: H2552

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to warm

Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 16:21, Deuteronomy 19:6, 1 Kings 1:1, 1 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 4:34, Nehemiah 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2552; TAHOT Psalms 39:3 word 1

לִבִּ֨י\׀li.Biheart my

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Psalms 39:3 word 2

בְּקִרְבִּ֗יbe.kir.Biin inner being my

Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G

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

Meaning: entrails: among

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Psalms 39:3 word 3

בַּהֲגִיגִ֥יba.ha.gi.Giin sighing my

Lemma: הָגִיג (ha.gig) · Strong's: H1901

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

Meaning: meditation

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1901; TAHOT Psalms 39:3 word 4

תִבְעַר\־tiv.'ar-it burned

Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to burn: burn

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 6:12, Numbers 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1197A; TAHOT Psalms 39:3 word 5

אֵ֑שׁ'Eshfire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Psalms 39:3 word 6

דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI spoke

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Psalms 39:3 word 7

בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי\׃bil.Sho.niwith tongue my

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Psalms 39:3 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

My heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
grew hot	→	חָמַם H2552 to warm
within me	→	קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among
as I mused	→	הָגִיג H1901 meditation
the fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
burned	→	בָּעַר H1197A to burn: burn
[Then] I spoke	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
with my tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue

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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