Psalms 78:66 Go deeper
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And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach. (KJV)
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וַיַּךְ\־vai.yakh-and he struck
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Psalms 78:66 word 1
צָרָ֥יוtza.Ravopponents his
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Psalms 78:66 word 2
אָח֑וֹר'a.Chorbackwards
Lemma: אָחוֹר (a.chor) · Strong's: H0268
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: back
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 33:23, 2 Samuel 1:22, 2 Samuel 10:9, 1 Kings 7:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0268; TAHOT Psalms 78:66 word 3
חֶרְפַּ֥תcher.Pata reproach of
Lemma: חֶרְפָּה (cher.pah) · Strong's: H2781
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: reproach
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 30:23, Genesis 34:14, Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 25:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2781; TAHOT Psalms 78:66 word 4
ע֝וֹלָ֗םo.Lamperpetuity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Psalms 78:66 word 5
נָ֣תַןNa.tanhe gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Psalms 78:66 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He beat | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| back | → | אָחוֹר H0268 back |
| His foes | → | צַר H6862C enemy |
| He put them to | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| . . . | → | |
| everlasting | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| shame | → | חֶרְפָּה H2781 reproach |
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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