Psalms 59:14 Go deeper

And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְיָשׁ֣וּבוּve.ya.Shu.vuso they may return

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Psalms 59:14 word 1

לָ֭עֶרֶבLa.'e.revto <the> evening

Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153

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

Meaning: evening

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Psalms 59:14 word 2

יֶהֱמ֥וּye.he.Muthey growl

Lemma: הָמָה (ha.mah) · Strong's: H1993

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to roar

Used 34 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:41, Psalms 39:6, Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 46:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1993; TAHOT Psalms 59:14 word 3

כַכָּ֗לֶבkha.Ka.levlike <the> dog

Lemma: כֶּ֫לֶב (ke.lev) · Strong's: H3611

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

Meaning: dog

Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 11:7, Exodus 22:31, Deuteronomy 23:18, Judges 7:5, 1 Samuel 17:43, 1 Samuel 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3611; TAHOT Psalms 59:14 word 4

וִיס֥וֹבְבוּvi.So.vuso they may go around

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpu3mp)

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 59:14 word 5

עִֽיר\׃'Ir[the] city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Psalms 59:14 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

They return	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
in the evening	→	עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening
snarling	→	הָמָה H1993 to roar
like dogs	→	כֶּ֫לֶב H3611 dog
and prowling around	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city

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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