Psalms 48:1 Go deeper
Great is the LORD , and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. (KJV)
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גָּ֘ד֤וֹלga.Dol[is] great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Psalms 48:1 word 1
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 48:1 word 2
וּמְהֻלָּ֣לu.me.hu.Laland [is] to be praised
Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)
Meaning: to boast: praise
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 22:4, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT Psalms 48:1 word 3
מְאֹ֑דme.'Odexceedingly
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Psalms 48:1 word 4
בְּעִ֥ירbe.'Irin [the] city of
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Psalms 48:1 word 5
אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 48:1 word 6
הַר\־har-[the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Psalms 48:1 word 7
קָדְשֽׁוֹ\׃ka.de.Shoholiness his
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Psalms 48:1 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A song | → | H7892 |
| A Psalm | → | מִזְמוֹר H4210 melody |
| of the sons | → | H1121 |
| of Korah | → | H7141 |
| Great is | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and greatly | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| to be praised | → | הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise |
| in the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| of our God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| His holy | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| mountain | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
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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