Psalms 49:4 Go deeper

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַטֶּ֣ה'a.TehI will incline

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Psalms 49:4 word 1

לְמָשָׁ֣לle.ma.Shalto a proverb

Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912

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

Meaning: proverb

Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Psalms 49:4 word 2

אָזְנִ֑י'a.ze.Niear my

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G

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

Meaning: ear

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Psalms 49:4 word 3

אֶפְתַּ֥ח'ef.TachI will open

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Psalms 49:4 word 4

בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹרbe.khi.Norwith a harp

Lemma: כִּנּוֹר (kin.nor) · Strong's: H3658

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

Meaning: lyre

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 31:27, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3658; TAHOT Psalms 49:4 word 5

חִידָתִֽי\׃chi.da.Tiriddle my

Lemma: חִידָה (chi.dah) · Strong's: H2420

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

Meaning: riddle

Used 17 times. Also: Numbers 12:8, Judges 14:12, Judges 14:13, Judges 14:14, Judges 14:15, Judges 14:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2420; TAHOT Psalms 49:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

I will incline	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
my ear	→	אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear
to a proverb	→	מָשָׁל H4912 proverb
I will express	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
my riddle	→	חִידָה H2420 riddle
with the harp	→	כִּנּוֹר H3658 lyre

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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