Psalms 42:1 Go deeper
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. (KJV)
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כְּאַיָּ֗לke.'ai.Yallike a deer
Lemma: אַיָּל (ay.yal) · Strong's: H0354
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: deer
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 12:22, Deuteronomy 14:5, Deuteronomy 15:22, 1 Kings 4:23, Song of Solomon 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0354; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 1
תַּעֲרֹ֥גta.'a.Rog[which] it pants
Lemma: עָרַג (a.rag) · Strong's: H6165
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to long for
Used 3 times. Also: Joel 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6165; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 2
עַל\־'al-towards
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 3
אֲפִֽיקֵי\־'a.fi.kei-channels of
Lemma: אָפִיק (a.phiq) · Strong's: H0650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: channel
Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:16, Job 6:15, Job 12:21, Job 40:18, Job 41:15, Psalms 18:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0650; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 4
מָ֑יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 5
כֵּ֤ןkenso
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 6
נַפְשִׁ֨יnaf.Shibeing my
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 7
תַעֲרֹ֖גta.'a.Rogit pants
Lemma: עָרַג (a.rag) · Strong's: H6165
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to long for
Used 3 times. Also: Joel 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6165; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 8
אֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 9
אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimO God
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 42:1 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For the choirmaster | → | נָצַח H5329 to conduct |
| A Maskil | → | מַשְׂכִּיל H4905 Maskil |
| of the sons | → | H1121 |
| of Korah | → | H7141 |
| As the deer | → | אַיָּל H0354 deer |
| pants | → | עָרַג H6165 to long for |
| for | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| streams | → | אָפִיק H0650 channel |
| of water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| so | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| my soul | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| longs | → | עָרַג H6165 to long for |
| after You | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| O God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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