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But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְה֤וּאve.Hu'and he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 1

רַח֨וּם\׀ra.Chum[was] compassionate

Lemma: רַחוּם (ra.chum) · Strong's: H7349

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: compassionate

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 34:6, Deuteronomy 4:31, 2 Chronicles 30:9, Nehemiah 9:17, Nehemiah 9:31, Psalms 86:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7349; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 2

יְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.Perhe atoned for

Lemma: כִּפֶּר (ki.pher) · Strong's: H3722A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to atone

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 32:20, Exodus 29:33, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3722A; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 3

עָוֹן֮'a.Voniniquity

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G

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

Meaning: iniquity: crime

Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 4

וְֽלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 5

יַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.Chithe destroyed [them]

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 6

וְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahand he increased

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 7

לְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.Shivto turn back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to return: repent

Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 8

אַפּ֑וֹ'a.Poanger his

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

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

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 78:38 word 9

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 10

יָ֝עִירYa.'irhe stirred up

Lemma: עוּר (ur) · Strong's: H5782

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to rouse

Used 80 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:11, Judges 5:12, 2 Samuel 23:18, 1 Chronicles 5:26, 1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5782; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 11

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 12

חֲמָתֽוֹ\׃cha.ma.Torage his

Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: rage

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT Psalms 78:38 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

And yet He	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was compassionate	→	רַחוּם H7349 compassionate
He forgave	→	כִּפֶּר H3722A to atone
[their] iniquity	→	עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime
and did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
destroy them	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
He often	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
restrained His anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
. . .	→	שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent
and did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
unleash	→	עוּר H5782 to rouse
His full wrath	→	חֵמָה H2534 rage

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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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