Psalms 48:7 Go deeper

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

בְּר֥וּחַbe.Ru.achwith a wind of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Psalms 48:7 word 1

קָדִ֑יםka.Dim[the] east

Lemma: קָדִים (qa.dim) · Strong's: H6921

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

Meaning: east

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23, Genesis 41:27, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 14:21, Job 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6921; TAHOT Psalms 48:7 word 2

תְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗רte.sha.Beryou shatter

Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)

Meaning: to break

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Psalms 48:7 word 3

אֳנִיּ֥וֹת'o.ni.Yot<the> ships of

Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: fleet

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT Psalms 48:7 word 4

תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ\׃tar.ShishTarshish

Lemma: תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) · Strong's: H8659H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Tarshish

Used 25 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:22, 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 9:21, 2 Chronicles 20:36, 2 Chronicles 20:37, Esther 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8659H; TAHOT Psalms 48:7 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

With a wind	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
from the east	→	קָדִים H6921 east
You wrecked	→	שָׁבַר H7665 to break
the ships	→	אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet
of Tarshish	→	תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659H Tarshish

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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