Psalms 77:9 Go deeper
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Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. (KJV)
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הֲשָׁכַ֣חha.sha.Khach¿ has he forgotten
Lemma: שָׁכַח (sha.khach) · Strong's: H7911
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to forget
Used 102 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 40:23, Genesis 41:30, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7911; TAHOT Psalms 77:9 word 1
חַנּ֣וֹתcha.Notto have compassion
Lemma: חָנַן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2603A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: be gracious
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 43:29, Exodus 33:19, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2603A; TAHOT Psalms 77:9 word 2
אֵ֑ל'ElGod
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: God
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Psalms 77:9 word 3
אִם\־'im-or?
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely no
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Psalms 77:9 word 4
קָפַ֥ץka.Fatzhas he shut off
Lemma: קָפַץ (qa.phats) · Strong's: H7092
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to gather
Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 15:7, Job 5:16, Job 24:24, Psalms 107:42, Song of Solomon 2:8, Isaiah 52:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7092; TAHOT Psalms 77:9 word 5
בְּ֝אַ֗ףbe.'Afin anger
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Psalms 77:9 word 6
רַחֲמָ֥יוra.cha.Mavcompassion<s> his
Lemma: רַחֲמִים (ra.cha.mim) · Strong's: H7356B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: compassion
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:30, Deuteronomy 13:17, 1 Kings 3:26, 1 Kings 8:50, 1 Chronicles 21:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7356B; TAHOT Psalms 77:9 word 7
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 77:9 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Has God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| . . . | → | אִם H0518H if: surely no |
| forgotten | → | שָׁכַח H7911 to forget |
| to be gracious | → | חָנַן H2603A be gracious |
| Has His anger | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| shut off | → | קָפַץ H7092 to gather |
| His compassion | → | רַחֲמִים H7356B compassion |
| 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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