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They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; (KJV)
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הַבֹּטְחִ֥יםha.bo.te.Chimthose relying
Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to trust
Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Psalms 49:6 word 1
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 49:6 word 2
חֵילָ֑םchei.Lamwealth their
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength: rich
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 34:29, Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17, Deuteronomy 8:18, Deuteronomy 33:11, 1 Samuel 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428H; TAHOT Psalms 49:6 word 3
וּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.Roand in [the] greatness of
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Psalms 49:6 word 4
עָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם'a.she.Ramrich[es] their
Lemma: עֹ֫שֶׁר (o.sher) · Strong's: H6239
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: riches
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Chronicles 29:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6239; TAHOT Psalms 49:6 word 5
יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ\׃yit.ha.La.luthey boast
Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984H
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)
Meaning: to boast: boast
Used 24 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:11, 1 Chronicles 16:10, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 34:2, Psalms 44:8, Psalms 52:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1984H; TAHOT Psalms 49:6 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They trust | → | בָּטַח H0982 to trust |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their wealth | → | חַ֫יִל H2428H strength: rich |
| and boast | → | הָלַל H1984H to boast: boast |
| in their great | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| riches | → | עֹ֫שֶׁר H6239 riches |
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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