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I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. (KJV)
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אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה'ez.ke.RahI will remember
Lemma: זָכַר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2142
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to remember
Used 229 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 19:29, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2142; TAHOT Psalms 77:3 word 1
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'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 77:3 word 2
וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑הve.'e.he.ma.Yahso I may murmur
Lemma: הָמָה (ha.mah) · Strong's: H1993
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)
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 77:3 word 3
אָשִׂ֓יחָה\׀'a.Si.chahI will complain
Lemma: שִׂיחַ (si.ach) · Strong's: H7878
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to muse
Used 20 times. Also: Judges 5:10, 1 Chronicles 16:9, Job 7:11, Job 12:8, Psalms 55:17, Psalms 69:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7878; TAHOT Psalms 77:3 word 4
וְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ףve.tit.'a.Teffor it may faint away
Lemma: עָטַף (a.taph) · Strong's: H5848C
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVtu3fs)
Meaning: to enfeeble
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 30:42, Psalms 61:2, Psalms 102:0, Psalms 107:5, Psalms 142:3, Psalms 143:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5848C; TAHOT Psalms 77:3 word 5
רוּחִ֣יru.Chispirit my
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: spirit
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Psalms 77:3 word 6
סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelah
Lemma: סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) · Strong's: H5542
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: Selah
Used 74 times. Also: Psalms 3:2, Psalms 3:4, Psalms 3:8, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5542; TAHOT Psalms 77:3 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I remembered You | → | זָכַר H2142 to remember |
| O God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| and I groaned | → | הָמָה H1993 to roar |
| I mused | → | שִׂיחַ H7878 to muse |
| [and] my spirit | → | רוּחַ H7307G spirit |
| grew faint | → | עָטַף H5848C to enfeeble |
| Selah | → | סֶ֫לָה H5542 Selah |
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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