Psalms 77:16 Go deeper
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The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled. (KJV)
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רָ֘א֤וּךָra.'U.khathey saw you
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Psalms 77:16 word 1
מַּ֨יִם\׀Ma.yim[the] waters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Psalms 77:16 word 2
אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimO God
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 77:16 word 3
רָא֣וּךָra.'U.khathey saw you
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Psalms 77:16 word 4
מַּ֣יִםMa.yim[the] waters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Psalms 77:16 word 5
יָחִ֑ילוּya.Chi.luthey writhed in agony
Lemma: חוּל (chul) · Strong's: H2342I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to twist: writh in pain
Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Samuel 31:3, 1 Chronicles 10:3, Job 15:20, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 23:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2342I; TAHOT Psalms 77:16 word 6
אַ֝֗ף'Afalso
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: also
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Psalms 77:16 word 7
יִרְגְּז֥וּyir.ge.Zuthey trembled
Lemma: רָגַז (ra.gaz) · Strong's: H7264
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to tremble
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 45:24, Exodus 15:14, Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Samuel 14:15, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 7:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7264; TAHOT Psalms 77:16 word 8
תְהֹמֽוֹת\׃te.ho.Mot[the] deeps
Lemma: תְּהוֹם (te.hom) · Strong's: H8415
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: abyss
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 15:5, Exodus 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8415; TAHOT Psalms 77:16 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
| saw You | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| O God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| the waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
| saw You | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| and swirled | → | חוּל H2342I to twist: writh in pain |
| even | → | אַף H0637 also |
| the depths | → | תְּהוֹם H8415 abyss |
| were shaken | → | רָגַז H7264 to tremble |
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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