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Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 1

טְפָח֨וֹת\׀te.fa.Chothandbreadths

Lemma: טֶ֫פַח (te.phach) · Strong's: H2947

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

Meaning: handbreadth

Used 4 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:26, 2 Chronicles 4:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2947; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 2

נָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahyou have made

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to give: make

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 3

יָמַ֗יya.Maidays my

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 4

וְחֶלְדִּ֣יve.chel.Diand lifespan my

Lemma: חֶ֫לֶד (che.led) · Strong's: H2465

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

Meaning: lifetime/world

Used 5 times. Also: Job 11:17, Psalms 17:14, Psalms 49:1, Psalms 89:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2465; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 5

כְאַ֣יִןkhe.'A.yin[is] like nothing

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

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

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 39:5 word 6

נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָneg.De.khabefore you

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 7

אַ֥ךְ'akh[is] only

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 8

כָּֽל\־kal-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 9

הֶ֥בֶלHe.velvanity

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

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

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 10

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 11

אָ֝דָ֗ם'a.Damhumankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 12

נִצָּ֥בni.Tzav[which] stands

Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to stand

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 13

סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelah

Lemma: סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) · Strong's: H5542

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: Selah

Used 74 times. Also: Psalms 3:2, Psalms 3:4, Psalms 3:8, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5542; TAHOT Psalms 39:5 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

You, indeed	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
have made	→	נָתַן H5414I to give: make
my days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
[as] handbreadths	→	טֶ֫פַח H2947 handbreadth
and my lifetime	→	חֶ֫לֶד H2465 lifetime/world
as nothing	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
before You	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before
Truly	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
each	→	כֹּל H3605 all
man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
at his best	→	נָצַב H5324 to stand
exists as but a breath	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
. . .	→	כֹּל H3605 all
Selah	→	סֶ֫לָה H5542 Selah

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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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