Psalms 143:6 — Word Study
WLCפֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי יָדַ֣י אֵלֶ֑יךָ נַפְשִׁ֓י׀ כְּאֶֽרֶץ־ עֲיֵפָ֖ה לְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃
BSAI stretch outpâras■ [spread forth, like scattering or stretching out] my handsyâd [an open hand; strength, a side or share] to Youʼêl my soulnephesh [the essence of a person] thirstsʻâyêph [feeling faint or exhausted] like a parched landʼerets [thirsty, weary, or parched, the soil or ground] Selahçelâh [a musical term signaling a pause or interruption]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי | I have spread out | Verb, Piel, perfect first person common singular |
| יָדַ֣י | hands my | Noun common both dual construct, suffix |
| אֵלֶ֑יךָ | to you | Preposition, suffix |
| נַפְשִׁ֓י׀ | throat my | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| כְּאֶֽרֶץ־ | like a land | Preposition, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| עֲיֵפָ֖ה | exhausted | Adj |
| לְךָ֣ | [is] to you | Preposition, suffix |
| סֶֽלָה׃ | Selah | Particle |
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| BSB | I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah |
| KJV | I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. |
| ASV | I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. [Selah |
| YLT | I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. Selah. |
| WEB | I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. |
| BBE | My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah.) |
All translations agree on the essential meaning of the verse.
The structure features two main clauses, each expressing the psalmist's actions and feelings, with additional phrases providing context and imagery.
8 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Psalms 143:6
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Context — A Prayer for Deliverancegenerated
Psalm 143:6 reveals the psalmist's desperate plea for God's attention and support. He recalls past days and meditates on God's works, expressing a profound thirst for divine presence akin to a dry land yearning for rain. This prayer is part of a larger context where the psalmist seeks guidance and restoration, as seen in the surrounding verses.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 44:20 | If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, |
| 2 | Psalm 88:9 | My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You. |
| 3 | Job 11:13 | As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him, |
| 4 | Psalm 42:1–2 | As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. |
| 5 | Psalm 63:1 | O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 9 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי, pe.Ras.tigenerated
The verb פָּרַשׂ (paras) means to spread out or scatter. It describes both physical and figurative actions, such as extending one's hands in prayer. The Piel form indicates a deliberate action, emphasizing the psalmist's intentionality in reaching out to God.
In this verse, the act of spreading out hands symbolizes a gesture of openness and surrender to God, expressing the psalmist's vulnerability and need for divine intervention.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb is פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי, I have spread out, which governs the action of the verse. The structure consists of a noun phrase as the object (יָדַ֣י, my hands), followed by a prepositional phrase indicating direction (אֵלֶ֑יךָ, to You), and a clause describing the subject's state (נַפְשִׁ֓י, my soul).
The Hebrew word order places emphasis on the act of reaching out to God first, highlighting the urgency and importance of the psalmist's plea.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי as διεπέτασα, which also means 'I have spread out.' This choice maintains the imagery of reaching out while reflecting a broader sense of extension.
The use of διεπέτασα suggests a continuity in the act of seeking God, reinforcing the theme of longing present in both the Hebrew and Greek texts.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Psalm 143:6 expresses the psalmist's deep desire for God. He stretches out his hands in prayer, feeling a thirst for God like a dry land needs water. This verse shows the psalmist's need for God's presence and help.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Stretching out hands symbolizes a gesture of openness and a plea for help, indicating the psalmist's vulnerability and desire for divine assistance.
The imagery of a parched land illustrates the psalmist's deep spiritual thirst and need for God's presence, similar to how dry land longs for rain.
Selah is a musical term indicating a pause for reflection, inviting the reader to contemplate the weight of the psalmist's words and the longing expressed.
This verse is part of a prayerful lament where the psalmist recalls God's past works and seeks guidance, showing a continuous theme of reliance on God.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways do I express my longing for God in my daily life?
- How can I cultivate a deeper thirst for God's presence, similar to the imagery of a parched land?
- What practices can help me stretch out my hands to God in prayer?
- How do I respond to moments of spiritual dryness or thirst in my life?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers referenced this verse to illustrate spiritual longing and the need for divine sustenance.
"I stretched forth," says he, "my hands to You: my soul is as a land without water to You" [Psalms 143:6]. Rain upon me, says he, to bring forth from me good fruit.Early Church Fathers on Psalms 143 →
Put two people together; one wants to go to the show, the other to church. They are joined in body, separated by their desires. The first is like the salt water, the second appears as dry land.Early Church Fathers on Psalms 143 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Psalms 143:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleI stretch forth my hands unto thee,.... In prayer, as the Targum adds; for this is a prayer gesture, 1 Kings 8:38; both hands were stretched forth, earnestly imploring help, and ready to receive and
Read John Gill on Psalms 143 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryI stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Read Robert Jamieson on Psalms 143 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleI stretch forth my hands unto thee; I pray to thee fervently. See Poole "". Thirsteth after thee; after thy favour and help. As a thirsty land, to wit, thirsteth for rain.
Read Matthew Poole on Psalms 143 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsPsalms 143:6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.Ver. 6. I stretch forth my hands unto thee] As a poor beggar for an alms. Beggary here is not the easiest and poorest trade, but the hardest and richest of all other. My soul thirsteth after thee] And is therefore a fit subject for thy Spirit of grace and comfort to be poured upon, Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 55:1.
Read John Trapp on Psalms 143 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) With the first clause comp. Psalms 44:20. Thirsty land.—See Psalms 63:1, which explains this elliptical sentence. As our Lord taught, God is even more ready to send the refreshing spiritual shower than man’s heart to receive it.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Psalms 143 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 6. I stretch forth my hands] This is a natural action. All in distress, or under the influence of eager desire, naturally extend their hands and arms, as if to catch at help and obtain succour. As a thirsty land.] Parched and burned by the sun, longs for rain, so does my thirsty soul for the living God.
Read AdamClarke on Psalms 143 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges6. I stretch forth]. R.V. I spread forth. Cp. Psalms 44:20; Psalms 88:9; Lamentations 1:17. my soul thirsteth for thee, as a weary land] ‘Thirsteth’ or some similar verb must be supplied. Cp. Psalms 60:1, from which the words are taken. As the parched land, wearied with long continued drought, longs for refreshing rain, so he longs for a renewal of the old manifestation of God’s goodness. Cp. Psalms 68:9, note, for rain as an emblem of Divine blessing.
Read Cambridge on Psalms 143 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleI stretch forth my hands unto thee - In prayer. I have nowhere else to go. See Psalms 88:9. My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land - As land in a time of drought “seems” to thirst for rain. See the notes at Psalms 63:1.
Read Albert Barnes on Psalms 143 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.
Tyndale line
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. [Selah
I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah
I stretch forth my hands to thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
I stretche forth mine hands vnto thee: my soule desireth after thee, as the thirstie land. Selah.
Strictly literal
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, [thirsteth] after thee. Selah.
I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. Selah.
I have spread forth my hands to You, || My soul [is] as a weary land for You. Selah.
I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul [longeth] for thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
I spread my hands out to you; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. Selah
From the Latin
Send forth lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: shoot out thy arrows, and thou shalt trouble them.
Simplified
I stretch out my hands to you, thirsting for you like dried-out land. Selah.
My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah.)
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text, the Septuagint, and the Dead Sea Scrolls generally agree on the wording of this verse, with minor restorations in the scrolls. The Dead Sea Scrolls show some variations in the restoration of words, but the core message remains consistent across the witnesses.
פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי יָדַ֣י אֵלֶ֑יךָ נַפְשִׁ֓י׀ כְּאֶֽרֶץ־ עֲיֵפָ֖ה לְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃
8 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
פרשתי יד׳י אלי׳כה נפש׳י בארץ י עיפה ל׳כה סלה
8 words on the leather — 1 partly restored.
פרשתי יד׳י אלי׳ך [נפש׳י] [כארץ] [עיפה] [ל׳ך] [סלה]
1 word on the leather — 2 partly restored, 5 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Psalms 143:6
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
פָּרַשׂ (paras) is a Hebrew verb meaning to spread out or scatter. It encompasses actions like breaking apart, dispersing, and stretching forth. The word appears in various forms, including Qal (to spread), Niphal (to be scattered), and Piel (to scatter). The entries collectively highlight its use in contexts of spreading or scattering, but do not provide specific verse references.
פָּרַשׂ vb. spread out, spread
Qal
spread out
spread
Niph. they shall be scattered
Pi.
spread out
= scatter
base
H6566 פָּרַשׂ spread out, spread
6566 paras paw-ras'
a primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.:--break,
chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth,
selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) — to spread.
1) to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to spread out, display
1a2) to spread over
1b) (Niphal) to be scattered, be spread out
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to spread out
1c1) to scatter
V-Piel-Perf-1cs — Verb · Piel · perfect first person common singularHVpp1cs
יָד (yad) means 'hand' and can also refer to strength or power in a figurative sense. It encompasses various technical uses, such as a sign or monument, parts or shares, and even specific components in construction, like axle-trees and supports for the laver. The word is versatile, appearing in both literal and metaphorical contexts.
יָד 1604 n.f. hand
hand
Fig. = strength, power
Fig. = side
יָד is used in various special, technical senses:—
sign, monument
part, fractional part or share
time, repetition
axle-trees
stays, supports for laver
tenons on sides of boards of tabernacle
a (beckoning) hand
יַד with prep.
base
H3027 יָד hand . hand
. Fig. = strength, power
. Fig. = side
. יָד is used in various special, technical senses:— . sign, monument
. part, fractional part or share
. time, repetition
. axle-trees
. stays, supports for laver
. tenons on sides of boards of tabernacle
. a (beckoning) hand
. יַד with prep.
3027 yad yawd
a primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power,
means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed
one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of
applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate
and remote (as follows):--(+ be) able, X about, + armholes,
at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad,
(broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, +
creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship,
force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in,
labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine,
ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain,
power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay,
draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by
them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing,
+ thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side,
יָד (yad) — hand.
: hand/arm[anatomy]
1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
יָד (yad) — hand: power.
: hand/arm[anatomy]
1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
יָד (yad) — hand: themselves.
: hand/arm[anatomy]
1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
N-cd | Suff — Noun common both dual construct · suffixHNcbdc/Sp1bs
The Hebrew word אֶל (el) is primarily a preposition indicating motion towards or direction to a person or place. It can also imply entering a limit, presence at a location, or a hostile direction (against). Additionally, it may express concepts such as concerning, in addition to, or according to. The entries highlight its versatility in both physical and metaphorical contexts.
אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph),
prep. denoting motion to or direction towards (whether physical or mental).of motion to or unto a person or place
Where the limit is actually entered, into
Of direction towards anything
Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against
Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to
Metaph. in regard to, concerning, on account of
Of rule or standard according to (rare)
Expressing presence at a spot, against, at, by, not merely after verbs implying motion
Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to
base
H413 אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph), . of motion to or unto a person or place
. Where the limit is actually entered, into
. Of direction towards anything
. Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against
. Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to
. Metaph. in regard to, concerning, on account of
. Of rule or standard according to (rare)
. Expressing presence at a spot, against, at, by, not merely after verbs implying motion
. Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to
413 'el ale
(but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el});
a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but
occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or
among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after,
against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and,
by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of,
over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether,
with(-in).
אֶל (el) — to(wards).
1) to, toward, unto (of motion)
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Prep | Suff — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp2ms
The Hebrew word נֶ֫פֶשׁ (*nephesh*) broadly means 'soul' or 'living being,' encompassing concepts like life, self, person, desire, and emotion. It is derived from the root meaning 'to breathe' and signifies both physical and mental aspects of existence. The lexicons note its use in various contexts, including as the seat of appetites and emotions, though its application to will and character is uncertain.
נֶ֫פֶשׁ 756 n.f. soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
= that which breathes, the breathing substance or being
The נפשׁ becomes a living being
The נפשׁ is specif.
The נפשׁ as the essential of man stands for the man himself
נפשׁ = seat of the appetites, in all periods (46 t.)
נ׳ = seat of emotions and passions
נפשׁ is used occasionally for mental acts
נפשׁ for acts of the will is dub.
נפשׁ = character is still more dub.
נ׳ in D
base
H5315 נֶ֫פֶשׁ soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion . = that which breathes, the breathing substance or being
. The נפשׁ becomes a living being
. The נפשׁ is specif.
. The נפשׁ as the essential of man stands for the man himself
. נפשׁ = seat of the appetites, in all periods (46 t.)
. נ׳ = seat of emotions and passions
. נפשׁ is used occasionally for mental acts
. נפשׁ for acts of the will is dub.
. נפשׁ = character is still more dub.
. נ׳ in D
5315 nephesh neh'-fesh
from 5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of
(abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal,
accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):--any,
appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire,
X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y),
(hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me,
mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-,
thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they,
thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
see HEBREW for 05314
נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul.
1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
1b) living being
1c) living being (with life in the blood)
1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
1e) seat of the appetites
1f) seat of emotions and passions
1g) activity of mind
1g1) uncertain
1h) activity of the will
1h1) uncertain
1i) activity of the character
1i1) uncertain
נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul: life.
1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
1b) living being
1c) living being (with life in the blood)
1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
1e) seat of the appetites
1f) seat of emotions and passions
1g) activity of mind
N-cs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp1bs
אֶ֫רֶץ (erets) is a feminine noun meaning 'earth' or 'land.' It encompasses various meanings, including the whole earth, specific territories like Canaan, and even inhabitants of the land. It can refer to soil, ground, or regions, and is used in phrases related to distance and the living. There is a note on the plural form אֲרָצוֹת, which mainly appears in later texts to denote multiple lands.
אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land
earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
earth, opp. to heaven, sky
earth = inhabitants of earth
land =
country, territory
district, region
trial territory
piece of ground
specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
= inhabitants of land
used even of Shᵉʼôl
ground, surface of ground
soil, as productive
אֶרֶץ in phrases
people of the land
in measurements of distance
the country of the plain, level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
base
H776 אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land . . earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
. earth, opp. to heaven, sky
. earth = inhabitants of earth
. land = . country, territory
. district, region
. trial territory
. piece of ground
. specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
. = inhabitants of land
. used even of Shᵉʼôl
. . ground, surface of ground
. soil, as productive
. אֶרֶץ in phrases . people of the land
. in measurements of distance
. the country of the plain, level or plain country
. land of the living
. end(s) of the earth
. pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
776 'erets eh'-rets
from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth
(at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth,
field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: country/planet.
: country/field
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
1b2) district, region
1b3) tribal territory
1b4) piece of ground
1b5) land of Canaan, Israel
1b6) inhabitants of land
1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world
1b8) city (-state)
1c) ground, surface of the earth
1c1) ground
1c2) soil
1d) (in phrases)
1d1) people of the land
1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
1d3) level or plain country
1d4) land of the living
1d5) end(s) of the earth
1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1e1) lands, countries
1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: soil.
: soil
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
Prep | N-cs — Preposition · noun common feminine singular absoluteHR/Ncfsa
((1) 'erets;
(2) 'adhamah;
(3) sadheh,
"a piece of land";
(4) ge, "earth";
(5) agros, "field";
(6) chora, "region";
(7) chorion, diminutive of chora;
(8) xeros, "dry land";
(9) 'ezrach, "native" the King James Version "born in the land," "born among you," the Revised Version (British and American) "home-born" (Le 19:34; 14:16; Nu 15:30); "like a green tree in its native soil" (Ps 37:35)):
→ Appeared on the third creative day Ge 1:9
→ Original title to, from God Ge 13:14-17; 15:7; Ex 23:31; Le 25:23
→ Bought and sold Ge 23:3-18; 33:19; Ac 4:34; 5:1-8
→ Sale and redemption of, laws concerning Le 25:15,16,23-33; 27:17-24; Nu 36:4; Jer 32:7-16,25,44; Eze 46:18
עָיֵף (ayeph) is an adjective meaning faint or weary. It is derived from the root word corresponding to H5888 and conveys a sense of exhaustion or languor. The entries consistently emphasize its meanings related to fatigue.
עָיֵף adj. faint, weary
base
H5889 עָיֵף faint, weary
5889 `ayeph aw-yafe'
from 5888; languid:--faint, thirsty, weary.
see HEBREW for 05888
עָיֵף (a.yeph) — faint.
faint, exhausted, weary
Adj — AdjHAafsa
ךָּ (ka) — you.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine singular
HR/Sp2ms — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp2ms
סֶ֫לָה (selah) means to lift up or exalt. It is primarily recognized as a musical term indicating a pause or interruption, often found in the Psalms. The word is derived from a root meaning 'suspension' and appears frequently in the context of music, suggesting accentuation.
סֶ֫לָה vb. lift up, or exalt;—this interpr. agrees with usage: 71 t. in 39 ψψ, 3 t. Hb 3
base
H5542 סֶ֫לָה lift up, or exalt
5542 celah seh'-law
from 5541; suspension (of music), i.e. pause:--Selah.
see HEBREW for 05541
סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) — Selah.
§ 1) to lift up, exalt
1a) Selah
1a1) a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption
Part — ParticleHTj
se'-la.
See MUSIC, II, 1.
Selah
A word frequently found in the Book of Psalms, and also in Hab. 3:9, 13, about seventy-four times in all in Scripture. Its meaning is doubtful. Some interpret it as meaning “silence” or “pause;” others, “end,” “a louder strain,” “piano,” etc. The LXX. render the word by daplasma i.e., “a division.”
This word, which is found only in the poetical books of the Old Testament, occurs seventy-one times in the Psalms and three times in Habakkuk. It is probably a term which had a meaning in the musical nomenclature of the Hebrews, though what that meaning may have been is now a matter of pure conjecture. (Gesenius and Ewald and others think it has much the same meaning as our interlude,--a pause in the voices singing, while the instruments perform alone.)
A musical term which occurs seventy-three times in the Psalms, and is found also in Hab 3:3,9,13. It usually occurs at the end of a period or apostrophe, but sometimes at the end only of a clause. This difficult word, it is now generally believed, was a direction for a meditative pause in the singing of a psalm, during which perhaps there was an instrumental interlude.