Psalms 81:2 Go deeper

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. (KJV)

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שְֽׂאוּ\־se.'u-lift up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to lift: raise

Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Psalms 81:2 word 1

זִ֭מְרָהZim.rahmusic

Lemma: זִמְרָה (zim.rah) · Strong's: H2172

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: melody

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 98:5, Isaiah 51:3, Amos 5:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2172; TAHOT Psalms 81:2 word 2

וּתְנוּ\־u.te.nu-and beat

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414M

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to give: cry out

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 45:2, Exodus 9:23, Numbers 14:1, 2 Samuel 22:14, Psalms 18:13, Psalms 46:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414M; TAHOT Psalms 81:2 word 3

תֹ֑ףTofa tambourine

Lemma: תֹּף (toph) · Strong's: H8596

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

Meaning: tambourine

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8596; TAHOT Psalms 81:2 word 4

כִּנּ֖וֹרki.Nora harp

Lemma: כִּנּוֹר (kin.nor) · Strong's: H3658

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

Meaning: lyre

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 31:27, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3658; TAHOT Psalms 81:2 word 5

נָעִ֣יםna.'Impleasant

Lemma: נָעִים (na.im) · Strong's: H5273B

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

Meaning: musical

Used 2 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5273B; TAHOT Psalms 81:2 word 6

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Psalms 81:2 word 7

נָֽבֶל\׃Na.vela lyre

Lemma: נֵ֫בֶל (ne.vel) · Strong's: H5035B

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

Meaning: harp

Used 27 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:5, 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 10:12, 1 Chronicles 13:8, 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5035B; TAHOT Psalms 81:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Lift up	→	נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise
a song	→	זִמְרָה H2172 melody
strike	→	נָתַן H5414M to give: cry out
the tambourine	→	תֹּף H8596 tambourine
play the sweet-sounding	→	נָעִים H5273B musical
harp	→	נֵ֫בֶל H5035B harp
and	→	עִם H5973A with
lyre	→	כִּנּוֹר H3658 lyre

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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