Psalms 90:3 Go deeper
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Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. (KJV)
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תָּשֵׁ֣בta.Shevyou return
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
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 90:3 word 1
אֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshhumankind
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Psalms 90:3 word 2
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Psalms 90:3 word 3
דַּכָּ֑אda.Ka'crushed matter
Lemma: דַּכָּא (dak.ka) · Strong's: H1793B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dust
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1793B; TAHOT Psalms 90:3 word 4
וַ֝תֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merand you said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Psalms 90:3 word 5
שׁ֣וּבוּShu.vureturn
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
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 90:3 word 6
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-O children of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Psalms 90:3 word 7
אָדָֽם\׃'a.Damhumankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Psalms 90:3 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You return | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| man | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| dust | → | דַּכָּא H1793B dust |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Return | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| O sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of mortals | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
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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