Psalms 78:2 Go deeper

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: (KJV)

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אֶפְתְּחָ֣ה'ef.te.ChahI will open

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Psalms 78:2 word 1

בְמָשָׁ֣לve.ma.Shalin a parable

Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912

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

Meaning: proverb

Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Psalms 78:2 word 2

פִּ֑יPimouth my

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Psalms 78:2 word 3

אַבִּ֥יעָה'a.Bi.'ahI will pour forth

Lemma: נָבַע (na.va) · Strong's: H5042

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhc1cs)

Meaning: to bubble

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 19:2, Psalms 59:7, Psalms 94:4, Psalms 119:171, Psalms 145:7, Proverbs 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5042; TAHOT Psalms 78:2 word 4

חִ֝יד֗וֹתchi.Dotriddles

Lemma: חִידָה (chi.dah) · Strong's: H2420

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: riddle

Used 17 times. Also: Numbers 12:8, Judges 14:12, Judges 14:13, Judges 14:14, Judges 14:15, Judges 14:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2420; TAHOT Psalms 78:2 word 5

מִנִּי\־mi.ni-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Psalms 78:2 word 6

קֶֽדֶם\׃Ke.demantiquity

Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924H

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

Meaning: front: old

Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:15, Deuteronomy 33:27, 2 Kings 19:25, Nehemiah 12:46, Job 29:2, Psalms 44:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6924H; TAHOT Psalms 78:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I will open	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
my mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
in parables	→	מָשָׁל H4912 proverb
I will utter	→	נָבַע H5042 to bubble
things hidden	→	חִידָה H2420 riddle
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the beginning	→	קֶ֫דֶם H6924H front: old

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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