Psalms 55:20 Go deeper

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. (KJV)

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שָׁלַ֣חsha.Lachhe stretched out

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971K

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to send: reach

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 22:10, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971K; TAHOT Psalms 55:20 word 1

יָ֭דָיוYa.davhands his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 55:20 word 2

בִּשְׁלֹמָ֗יוbish.lo.Mavon allies his

Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965J

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

Meaning: peace: friendship

Used 5 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 12:17, Psalms 41:9, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 38:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7965J; TAHOT Psalms 55:20 word 3

חִלֵּ֥לchi.Lelhe violated

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to profane/begin: profane

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Psalms 55:20 word 4

בְּרִיתֽוֹ\׃be.ri.Tocovenant his

Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285

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

Meaning: covenant

Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Psalms 55:20 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

My companion attacks	→	שָׁלַח H7971K to send: reach
. . .	→	יָד H3027G hand
his friends	→	שָׁלוֹם H7965J peace: friendship
he violates	→	חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane
his covenant	→	בְּרִית H1285 covenant

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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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