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Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. (KJV)
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חֲגֽוֹר\־cha.goyr-gird
Lemma: חָגַר (cha.gar) · Strong's: H2296
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to gird
Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 12:11, Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 8:7, Leviticus 8:13, Leviticus 16:4, Deuteronomy 1:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2296; TAHOT Psalms 45:3 word 1
חַרְבְּךָ֣char.be.Khasword your
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Psalms 45:3 word 2
עַל\־'al-on
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 45:3 word 3
יָרֵ֣ךְya.Rekha thigh
Lemma: יָרֵךְ (ya.rekh) · Strong's: H3409
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: thigh
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:9, Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 46:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3409; TAHOT Psalms 45:3 word 4
גִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorO mighty [one]
Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mighty man
Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Psalms 45:3 word 5
ה֝וֹדְךָ֗hod.khasplendor your
Lemma: הוֹד (hod) · Strong's: H1935
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: splendor
Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 27:20, 1 Chronicles 16:27, 1 Chronicles 29:11, 1 Chronicles 29:25, Job 37:22, Job 39:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1935; TAHOT Psalms 45:3 word 6
וַהֲדָרֶֽךָ\׃va.ha.da.Re.khaand majesty your
Lemma: הָדָר (ha.dar) · Strong's: H1926
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: glory
Used 30 times. Also: Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 33:17, 1 Chronicles 16:27, Job 40:10, Psalms 8:5, Psalms 21:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1926; TAHOT Psalms 45:3 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Strap | → | חָגַר H2296 to gird |
| your sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| at | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your side | → | יָרֵךְ H3409 thigh |
| O mighty warrior | → | גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man |
| appear in your majesty | → | הוֹד H1935 splendor |
| and splendor | → | הָדָר H1926 glory |
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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