Psalms 73:13 Go deeper

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. (KJV)

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אַךְ\־'akh-surely

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Psalms 73:13 word 1

רִ֭יקrikvanity

Lemma: רִיק (riq) · Strong's: H7385

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

Meaning: vain

Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:20, Job 39:16, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 4:2, Isaiah 30:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7385; TAHOT Psalms 73:13 word 2

זִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiI have kept pure

Lemma: זָכָה (za.khah) · Strong's: H2135

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)

Meaning: to clean

Used 8 times. Also: Job 15:14, Job 25:4, Psalms 51:4, Psalms 119:9, Proverbs 20:9, Isaiah 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2135; TAHOT Psalms 73:13 word 3

לְבָבִ֑יle.va.Viheart my

Lemma: לֵבָב (le.vav) · Strong's: H3824

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 252 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 14:5, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3824; TAHOT Psalms 73:13 word 4

וָאֶרְחַ֖ץva.'er.Chatzand I have washed

Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to wash: wash

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 43:24, Genesis 43:31, Exodus 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7364; TAHOT Psalms 73:13 word 5

בְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.Yonin innocence

Lemma: נִקָּיוֹן (niq.qa.von) · Strong's: H5356A

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

Meaning: innocence

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Psalms 26:6, Hosea 8:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5356A; TAHOT Psalms 73:13 word 6

כַּפָּֽי\׃ka.Paihands my

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: palm

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Psalms 73:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Surely	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
in vain	→	רִיק H7385 vain
I have kept my heart pure	→	זָכָה H2135 to clean
. . .	→	לֵבָב H3824 heart
in innocence	→	נִקָּיוֹן H5356A innocence
I have washed	→	רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash
my hands	→	כַּף H3709G palm

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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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