Psalms 73:26 Go deeper
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My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. (KJV)
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כָּלָ֥הka.Lahit had come to an end
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to end: expend
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 43:2, Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 32:23, 1 Kings 17:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615J; TAHOT Psalms 73:26 word 1
שְׁאֵרִ֗יshe.'e.Riflesh my
Lemma: שְׁאֵר (she.er) · Strong's: H7607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 21:10, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:12, Leviticus 18:13, Leviticus 20:19, Leviticus 21:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7607; TAHOT Psalms 73:26 word 2
וּלְבָ֫בִ֥יu.le.Va.Viand heart 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 73:26 word 3
צוּר\־tzur-[is] [the] rock of
Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6697H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: rock
Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 17:6, Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6697H; TAHOT Psalms 73:26 word 4
לְבָבִ֥יle.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 73:26 word 5
וְחֶלְקִ֗יve.chel.Kiand portion my
Lemma: חֵ֫לֶק (che.leq) · Strong's: H2506A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: portion
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 31:14, Leviticus 6:17, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 31:36, Deuteronomy 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2506A; TAHOT Psalms 73:26 word 6
אֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 73:26 word 7
לְעוֹלָֽם\׃le.'o.Lamfor ever
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Psalms 73:26 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| My flesh | → | שְׁאֵר H7607 flesh |
| and my heart | → | לֵבָב H3824 heart |
| may fail | → | כָּלָה H3615J to end: expend |
| but God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| is the strength | → | צוּר H6697H rock |
| of my heart | → | לֵבָב H3824 heart |
| and my portion | → | חֵ֫לֶק H2506A portion |
| forever | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
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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