Psalms 48:12 Go deeper

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

סֹ֣בּוּSo.bugo around

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to turn: surround

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Psalms 48:12 word 1

צִ֭יּוֹןTzi.yonZion

Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Zion

Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Psalms 48:12 word 2

וְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָve.ha.ki.Fu.haand go round it

Lemma: נָקַף (na.qaph) · Strong's: H5362B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)

Meaning: to surround

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 19:27, Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11, 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Kings 6:14, 2 Kings 11:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5362B; TAHOT Psalms 48:12 word 3

סִ֝פְר֗וּsif.Rucount

Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to recount

Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Psalms 48:12 word 4

מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ\׃mig.da.Lei.hatowers its

Lemma: מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) · Strong's: H4026M

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

Meaning: tower

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4026M; TAHOT Psalms 48:12 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

March around	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround
Zion	→	צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion
encircle her	→	נָקַף H5362B to surround
count	→	סָפַר H5608A to recount
her towers	→	מִגְדָּל H4026M tower

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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