Psalms 78:39 Go deeper
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For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. (KJV)
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וַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korand he remembered
Lemma: זָכַר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2142
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 78:39 word 1
כִּי\־ki-that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 78:39 word 2
בָשָׂ֣רva.Sar[were] flesh
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Psalms 78:39 word 3
הֵ֑מָּהHe.mahthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Psalms 78:39 word 4
ר֥וּחַRu.acha wind
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: spirit: breath
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Psalms 78:39 word 5
ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.Lekh[which] goes
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Psalms 78:39 word 6
וְלֹ֣אve.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 78:39 word 7
יָשֽׁוּב\׃ya.Shuvit returns
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Psalms 78:39 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He remembered | → | זָכַר H2142 to remember |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| were but flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| a passing | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| breeze | → | רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath |
| that does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| return | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
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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