Psalms 84:8 Go deeper
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O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. (KJV)
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יְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehO Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 84:8 word 1
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimGod of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 84:8 word 2
צְ֭בָאוֹתTze.va.'othosts
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: Hosts
Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Psalms 84:8 word 3
שִׁמְעָ֣הshim.'Ahhear !
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Psalms 84:8 word 4
תְפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.Tiprayer my
Lemma: תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) · Strong's: H8605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: prayer
Used 77 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 8:28, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8605; TAHOT Psalms 84:8 word 5
הַאֲזִ֨ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahgive ear !
Lemma: אָזַן (a.zan) · Strong's: H0238
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to listen
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:18, Deuteronomy 1:45, Deuteronomy 32:1, Judges 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0238; TAHOT Psalms 84:8 word 6
אֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiO God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 84:8 word 7
יַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Psalms 84:8 word 8
סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelah
Lemma: סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) · Strong's: H5542
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: Selah
Used 74 times. Also: Psalms 3:2, Psalms 3:4, Psalms 3:8, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5542; TAHOT Psalms 84:8 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of Hosts | → | צָבָא H6635B Hosts |
| hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| my prayer | → | תְּפִלָּה H8605 prayer |
| give ear | → | אָזַן H0238 to listen |
| O God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| Selah | → | סֶ֫לָה H5542 Selah |
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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