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Psalms 31:2 — Word Study

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WLCהַטֵּ֤ה אֵלַ֨י׀ אָזְנְךָ֮ מְהֵרָ֪ה הַצִּ֫ילֵ֥נִי הֱיֵ֤ה לִ֨י׀ לְֽצוּר־ מָ֭עוֹז לְבֵ֥ית מְצוּד֗וֹת לְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃

BSAThe LordYᵉhôvâh to seek refugechâçâh notʼal be ashamedbûwsh foreverʻôwlâm righteousnesstsᵉdâqâh to escapepâlaṭ

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Listen & take awayPsalms 31
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Take it away
Psalms 31:2quick helps
In a sentenceThe psalmist pleads for God's urgent attention and rescue, asking Him to be a protective rock and stronghold.
Who is speakingThe psalmist, expressing a deep need for divine help.
Where we areA personal prayer for deliverance, set within a context of trust in God.
The hard wordהַטֵּ֤ה
Take awayThe psalmist seeks immediate assistance from God, emphasizing His role as a refuge.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbבְּ The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — Psalms 31:2

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Context — A Prayer for Deliverancegenerated

1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
2Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
3For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
4You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

Psalm 31:2 is a heartfelt plea from the psalmist, asking God to listen and respond quickly to his distress. This verse is part of a larger prayer where the psalmist expresses trust in God's protection and deliverance, reflecting the themes of refuge and safety found throughout the Psalms. The surrounding verses further emphasize reliance on God as a stronghold and guide, reinforcing the intimate relationship between the psalmist and the divine.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Psalm 71:2In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
2Psalm 86:1Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
3Psalm 130:2O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
4Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
5Psalm 40:17But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

The Key Word הַטֵּ֤ה, ha.Tehgenerated

The verb הַטֵּ֤ה (ha.Teh) is a Hiphil imperative, meaning 'incline' or 'bend down.' It is derived from the root נָטָה (natah), which conveys the idea of stretching or extending. This word is often used in contexts where someone is asking for attention or favor, indicating a desire for closeness or responsiveness.

The imperative form indicates urgency, as the psalmist implores God to lean in and listen. This reflects the deep need for divine intervention, highlighting the relational aspect of prayer where the speaker seeks to engage God's attention.


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 verse is structured around a series of imperatives, with the main verb הַטֵּ֤ה (ha.Teh) leading the plea. The psalmist's requests follow in a sequence, emphasizing urgency and dependence on God. This structure highlights the immediacy of the need for divine intervention.

The use of prepositional phrases throughout the verse, such as אֵלַ֨י׀ ('e.Lai, 'to me') and לִ֨י׀ (li, 'of me'), reinforces the personal nature of the plea, showing the psalmist's direct appeal to God for help.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates הַטֵּ֤ה as ἐπὶ (epi), which means 'upon' or 'toward.' This choice suggests a slightly different nuance, focusing on direction rather than the act of inclining, which may imply a broader interpretation of seeking God's attention.

This translation choice indicates a shift from the physical act of inclining to a more abstract notion of turning one's focus toward the psalmist's plea, reflecting the translators' understanding of the urgency in the request.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Psalm 31:2 is a prayer where the psalmist asks God to listen quickly and help him. He wants God to be his rock and a safe place to go for protection and deliverance. This verse shows the psalmist's trust in God during difficult times.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does the psalmist mean by 'incline Your ear'?

The psalmist is asking God to pay close attention to his plea, indicating a desire for immediate help.

Why does the psalmist ask for God to come quickly?

The urgency reflects the psalmist's distress and need for swift rescue from trouble.

What does 'rock of refuge' signify?

This phrase symbolizes God as a strong and secure place where the psalmist can find safety and protection.

How does this verse relate to the overall theme of the Psalms?

It highlights the recurring theme of seeking God's help and protection in times of trouble, which is a common motif throughout the Psalms.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what situations do I feel the need to ask God for urgent help?
  2. How can I cultivate a deeper sense of trust in God as my refuge?
  3. What does it mean for God to be a 'rock' in my life?
  4. How can I express my needs to God in a way that reflects my trust in His care?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

The early church fathers referenced this verse in their writings. Here are their insights as they comment on the themes of divine attention and rescue.

Augustine of HippoExposition on Psalms 31 354–430
"Bend down Your ear unto Me" [Psalms 31:2]. Hear Me in My humiliation, near at hand unto Me.
Early Church Fathers on Psalms 31 →
Arnobius the YoungerCOMMENTARY ON THE Psalms 31:3 5th c.
God rescues and frees the one who puts his hope in him. He bends his ear to them, and he snatches them … so that they are saved.
Early Church Fathers on Psalms 31 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Psalms 31:2 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Bow down thine ear to me,.... Which is said after the manner of men, who, when they give attention, and listen to anything, stoop, and incline the ear; and this for God to do, as he sometimes does,

Read John Gill on Psalms 31 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. The first strophe.

Read Robert Jamieson on Psalms 31 →
Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Deliver me speedily, because of the greatness and urgency of my danger, which is even ready to swallow me up.

Read Matthew Poole on Psalms 31 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.Ver. 2. Bow down thine ear to me, deliver me] This repetition of his petition is no vain babbling, as Matthew 6:9, but an effect and an evidence of greatest earnestness, as Matthew 26:44. For an house of defence] Where the enemy can as little hurt me as when I was in the hold, 1 Samuel 22:4.

Read John Trapp on Psalms 31 →
Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(2) My strong rock.—Literally, “Thou art to me for a rock of a stronghold, For a house of fortresses to save me.”

Read Charles John Ellicott on Psalms 31 →
AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 2. Bow down thine ear] Listen to my complaint. Put thy ear to my lips, that thou mayest hear all that my feebleness is capable of uttering. We generally put our ear near to the lips of the sick and dying, that we may hear what they say. To this the text appears to allude. Strong rock] Rocks, rocky places, or caves in the rocks, were often strong places in the land of Judea. To such natural fortifications allusions are repeatedly made by the Hebrew poetic writers.

Read AdamClarke on Psalms 31 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

1–8. The prayer of faith, Psalms 31:1-3 are repeated in that beautiful mosaic, Psalms 71; and Psalms 31:1 a forms the close of the Te Deum.

Read Cambridge on Psalms 31 →
Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bow down thine ear to me - As He does who inclines His ear toward one whom He is willing to hear, or whom He is desirous of hearing. See the notes at Psalms 17:6. Deliver me speedily - Without delay. Or, hasten to deliver me.

Read Albert Barnes on Psalms 31 →

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

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

NETBNew English Translation2006

Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: be thou to me a strong rock, an house of defence to save me.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Bow down thy ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Bowe downe thine eare to me: make haste to deliuer mee: be vnto me a stronge rocke, and an house of defence to saue me.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

Incline Your ear to me quickly, deliver me, || Be to me for a strong rock, || For a house of bulwarks to save me.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

(31:3) Bend unto me thy ear; speedily deliver me: be thou unto me as a rock of protection, as a mountain strong-hold to save me.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Listen to me; rescue me quickly; be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to save me.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Please listen to me, and be quick to rescue me. Be my rock of protection, my strong fortress of safety.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Let your ear be turned to me; take me quickly out of danger; be my strong Rock, my place of strength where I may be safe.

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.

clauseverbהַטֵּ֤הinclineprepositional phrase · prepositionalאֵלַ֨toיmenoun phrase · objectאָזְנְearךָ֮yourclauseadverbialמְהֵרָ֪הquicklyverbהַצִּ֫ילֵ֥deliverobjectנִיmeclauseclauseverbהֱיֵ֤הbecomeprepositional phrase · prepositionalלִ֨forיmyprepositional phrase · prepositionalלְֽ(into).anoun phraseצוּרrockמָ֭עוֹזof.refugeclauseprepositional phrase · prepositionalלְ(into).anoun phraseבֵ֥יתhouseמְצוּד֗וֹתof.strongholdsprepositional phrase · prepositionalלְtoclauseverbהוֹשִׁיעֵֽsaveobjectנִיme

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text (MT) of Psalms 31:2 reads: 'Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.' The Septuagint (LXX) does not provide a complete translation but matches 8 of the 12 words in a word-by-word correspondence, indicating some level of agreement with the MT, though the exact wording and structure differ. The Dead Sea Scrolls fragment (5/6hev1b) contains 8 words from the verse, with 1 word partially restored and 7 supplied by an editor, suggesting some alignment with the MT but also indicating variations in wording and context. Overall, while the MT and the LXX show some agreement, the Dead Sea Scrolls reflect a different textual tradition that may have influenced the understanding of this verse.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

הַטֵּ֤ה אֵלַ֨י׀ אָזְנְךָ֮ מְהֵרָ֪ה הַצִּ֫ילֵ֥נִי הֱיֵ֤ה לִ֨י׀ לְֽצוּר־ מָ֭עוֹז לְבֵ֥ית מְצוּד֗וֹת לְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
הַטֵּ֤הἐπὶאֵלַ֨י׀ἤλπισαאָזְנְךָ֮μὴמְהֵרָ֪הκαταισξυνθείηνהַצִּ֫ילֵ֥נִיαἰῶναהֱיֵ֤הἐνלִ֨י׀σουלְֽצוּר־με

8 of the 12 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.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 5/6hev1ba copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

ב׳ך [יהוה] [חסיתי] [אל] [אבושה] [לעולם] [בצדקת׳ך] [פלט׳ני]

8 words of the verse are on this fragment — 1 partly restored, 7 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.

Psalms 31:2נָטָהinclineinclineנָטָהאֶלto meto meאֶלאֹ֫זֶןear yourear yourאֹ֫זֶןמְהֵרָהquicklyquicklyמְהֵרָהנָצַלdeliver medeliver meנָצַלהָיָהbecomebecomeהָיָהנִיof meof meנִיצוּרa rock ofa rock ofצוּרמָעוֹזrefugerefugeמָעוֹזבֵּיתa house ofa house ofבֵּיתמְצוּדָהstrongholdsstrongholdsמְצוּדָהיָשַׁעto save meto save meיָשַׁעבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהאָזַןto listento listenאָזַןצוּרto confineto confineצוּרעָזַזbe strongbe strongעָזַזמַהֵרquickquickמַהֵרהָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאמָצוֹדsiegeworksiegeworkמָצוֹדבַּצָּרָהdearthdearthבַּצָּרָהחָזָקstrongstrongחָזָקזְרוֹעַarmarmזְרוֹעַפָּלַלto prayto prayפָּלַליִרְמְיָ֫הJeremiahJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫התְּנוּךְlobelobeתְּנוּךְנָטָהto stretchto stretchנָטָהקַלswiftswiftקַלרוּץto run: ruto run: runרוּץצְדָקָהrighteousnrighteousnessצְדָקָהעֹרֵבOrebOrebעֹרֵב
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Psalms 31:2

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.

incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
הַטֵּ֤הha.Teh incline H5186 Verb · Hiphil · imperative second person masculine singular
214× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To stretch or spread out, often used to describe physical movement, but also moral deflection, as seen in the story of Israel's decline in the book of Judges.
Tyndale gloss
to stretch
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נָטָה (natah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to stretch out, spread out, or extend. It encompasses a wide range of actions, including bending, inclining, and pitching a tent. The word can also imply moral deflection or turning aside. The entries suggest various applications, from physical actions to metaphorical uses, but do not indicate significant disagreement among the lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נָטָה 215 vb. stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

Qal

stretch out, extend, hand, rod

stretch line and plummet

= offer

Spread out, i.e. pitch, tent

Bend, turn, incline

Niph. be stretched out

Hiph.

rarely stretch out, hand

rarely spread out cloth on rock

usu. turn, incline

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5186 נָטָה stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend .. . stretch out, extend, hand, rod

. stretch line and plummet

. = offer

. Spread out, i.e. pitch, tent

. Bend, turn, incline

. be stretched out

. . rarely stretch out, hand

. rarely spread out cloth on rock

. usu. turn, incline

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5186 natah naw-taw'

a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication,

to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great

variety of application (as follows):--+ afternoon, apply, bow

(down, - ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down,

be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched,

overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread

(out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away),

wrest, cause to yield.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָטָה (na.tah) — to stretch.

1) to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer

1a2) to spread out, pitch (tent)

1a3) to bend, turn, incline

1a3a) to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down

1a3b) to bend, bow

1a3c) to hold out, extend (fig.)

1b) (Niphal) to be stretched out

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to stretch out

1c2) to spread out

1c3) to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HVhv2ms — Verb · Hiphil · imperative second person masculine singular
HVhv2ms
incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
אֵלַ֨י׀'e.Lai to me H413 Preposition · suffix
5,518× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means 'to' or 'toward', showing direction or movement. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, to indicate where someone is going. The KJV translates it in various ways, like 'about', 'according to', or 'against'.
Tyndale gloss
to(wards)
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

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

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

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).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

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)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Sp1bs — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp1bs
incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
אָזְנְךָ֮'a.ze.ne.Kha ear your H241 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
187× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for ear, referring to the body part or the ability to hear, is used in various contexts, including listening to God's voice in Psalm 40:6. It can also mean to uncover or reveal something, as in 1 Samuel 20:2.
Tyndale gloss
ear
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word אֹ֫זֶן (*ozen*) means 'ear' and is derived from a root that suggests broadness. It refers to the physical ear as well as the organ of hearing, and can also imply the act of revealing or receiving divine revelation. The term appears in contexts such as Exodus 29:20.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֹ֫זֶן 188 n.f. Ex 29:20 ear

ear, as part of body

especially as organ of hearing

open ears of, reveal to

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H241 אֹ֫זֶן ear

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

241 'ozen o'-zen

from 238; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form

in man):--+ advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, +

show.

see HEBREW for 0238

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) — ear.

: ear

1) ear, as part of the body

2) ear, as organ of hearing

3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation

אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) — ear: hearing.

: hearing

1) ear, as part of the body

2) ear, as organ of hearing

3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation

אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) — ear: to ears.

: to[ears_of](PERSON)

1) ear, as part of the body

2) ear, as organ of hearing

3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HNcfsc/Sp2ms — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp2ms
incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
מְהֵרָ֪הme.he.Rah quickly H4120 Adverb
20× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for haste or speed, often used to describe doing something quickly. It appears in the Old Testament, such as when David acted hastily in 1 Samuel.
Tyndale gloss
haste
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מְהֵרָה (meherah) refers to haste or speed, primarily used as an adverb meaning hastily or quickly. It is a feminine form derived from another Hebrew word, מְהֵר (meher), which also conveys a sense of urgency. The entries consistently emphasize its adverbial use, indicating promptness or swiftness.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מְהֵרָה n.f. haste, speed;—usually as adverb. acc. hastily, quickly

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4120 מְהֵרָה haste, speed;—usually as adverb. acc. hastily, quickly

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4120 mherah meh-hay-raw'

feminine of 4118; properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially)

promptly:--hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make (with)

speed(-ily), swiftly.

see HEBREW for 04118

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מְהֵרָה (me.he.rah) — haste.

1) haste, speed

1a) hastily, speedily (as adverb)

1b) in haste (with prep)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HD — Adverb
HD
incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
הַצִּ֫ילֵ֥נִיha.Tzi.Le.ni deliver me H5337 Verb hiphil imperative second person masculine singular · suffix
213× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To rescue means to snatch away or deliver from danger. It can also mean to strip or plunder, depending on the context, and appears in various forms throughout the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
to rescue
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word נָצַל (natsal) is built from a primitive root meaning to snatch away, with various usages across different stems. It covers a range of meanings including to rescue, deliver, plunder, and strip. The word appears in contexts of delivering oneself or being delivered, as well as rescuing from enemies or sin.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[נָצַל] 212 vb. not in Qal; Pi. strip, plunder; Niph. deliver oneself, be delivered Hiph. snatch away, deliver

Niph.

reflex. tear oneself away, deliver oneself

passive, be torn out or away

Pi.

strip off, spoil

deliver

Hiph.

take away, snatch away

rescue, recover

deliver from

deliver from sin and guilt

Hoph. as a brand plucked out of the burning

Hithp. and they stripped themselves of their ornaments.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5337 נָצַל not in Qal; Pi. strip, plunder; Niph. deliver oneself, be delivered Hiph. snatch away, deliver

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5337 natsal naw-tsal'

a primitive root; to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad

sense:- X at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, X without

fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save,

spoil, strip, X surely, take (out).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָצַל (na.tsal) — to rescue.

1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder

1a)(Niphal)

1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself

1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to strip off, spoil

1b2) to deliver

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to take away, snatch away

1c2) to rescue, recover

1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death)

1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt

1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out

1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself

Aramaic equivalent: ne.tsal (נְצַל "to rescue" H5338)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HVhv2ms/Sp1bs — Verb hiphil imperative second person masculine singular · suffix
HVhv2ms/Sp1bs
incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
הֱיֵ֤הhe.Yeh become H1961 Verb · Qal · imperative second person masculine singular
3,562× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Tyndale gloss
to be
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be

Qal

Fall out, happen

occur, take place, come about, come to pass

esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass

וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

Come into being, become

abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

sq. prep.

become

sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

sq. pred. adj.

become like

sq. pred. לְ pers.

sq. לְ pred.

oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.

with עַל and לְ

sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)

exist, be in existence

abide, remain, continue

with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie

as copula, joining subj. & pred.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen

. occur, take place, come about, come to pass

. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

. sq. prep.

. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

. sq. pred. adj.

. become like

. sq. pred. + לְ pers.

. sq. לְ pred.

. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.

. with עַל and לְ

. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence

. abide, remain, continue

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1961 hayah haw-yaw

a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,

come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or

auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,

committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,

fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit

(one-)self, require, X use.

see HEBREW for 01933

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) ---

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HVqv2ms — Verb · Qal · imperative second person masculine singular
HVqv2ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

be-kum':

(1) Greek ginomai, used in New Testament for a change of state, corresponding to Hebrew hayah of Old Testament. Compare Mt 18:3 with De 27:9.

(2) For what is fitting, suitable, proper, in New Testament: "prepei" (Mt 3:15; Eph 5:3; 1Ti 2:10); in Old Testament, na'awah, na'ah, Ps 93:5: "Holiness becometh thy house." in this sense, the adverb "becomingly" must be interpreted: "Walk becomingly toward them that are without" (1Th 4:12), i.e. in a way that is consistent with your profession.

incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
לִ֨י׀li of me H9030 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נִי (ni) — me.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Sp1bs — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp1bs
incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
לְֽצוּר־le.tzur- a rock of H6697 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
78× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A rock or boulder, often used to describe God as a refuge, like in Psalm 18:2.
Tyndale gloss
rock
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

צוּר (tsur) means rock or cliff, often referring to a sharp rock or boulder. It can also signify a refuge or an edge, and is used in various contexts, including references to God as a rock. The word is built from the root associated with strong, compressed formations, and it appears in different forms, such as in the phrase 'rock of God.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צוּר n.m. rock, cliff

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6697 צוּר rock, cliff

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6697 tsuwr tsoor

or tsur {tsoor}; from 6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock,

as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a

refuge; also an edge (as precipitous):--edge, X (mighty) God

(one), rock, X sharp, stone, X strength, X strong. See also

1049.

see HEBREW for 06696

see HEBREW for 01049

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צוּר (tsur) — Rocks (of Goats).

Combined with ya.el (יָעֵל "Wildgoats'" H3277)

This name means rock, cliff

צוּר (tsur) — rock.

1) rock, cliff

1a) rocky wall, cliff

1b) rock (with flat surface)

1c) block of stone, boulder

1d) rock (specific)

1e) rock (of God)

1f) rock (of heathen gods) n pr dei

1g) Rock

Aramaic equivalent: tur (טוּר "mountain" H2906)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Ncmsc — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
HR/Ncmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
מָ֭עוֹזMa.'oz refuge H4581 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
36× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A fortified place or stronghold, like a rock or harbor, providing safety and protection, is what this Hebrew word represents.
Tyndale gloss
security
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מָעוֹז (ma`owz) refers to a place or means of safety and protection, often implying a stronghold or refuge. It can denote both a physical fortified place and a figurative sense of security, such as divine protection. The term is built from the root associated with strength and fortification.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מָעוֹז n.m. place or means of safety, protection

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4581 מָעוֹז place or means of safety, protection

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4581 ma`owz maw-oze'

(also mauwz {maw-ooz'}); or mahoz {maw-oze'} (also ma,uz

{maw-ooz'}; from 5810; a fortified place; figuratively, a

defence:--force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (X most)

strong (hold).

see HEBREW for 05810

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מָעוֹז (ma.oz) — security.

1) place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold

1a) place of safety, fastness, harbour, stronghold

1b) refuge (of God) (fig.)

1c) human protection (fig.)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmsa — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ref'-uj: A place of resort and safety. The principal words in the Old Testament are machceh (Ps 14:6; 46:1; 62:7,8; Isa 4:6, etc.), and manoc (2Sa 22:3; Ps 59:16, etc.), both applied chiefly to God as a "refuge" for His people. For the King James Version "refuge" in De 33:27, the Revised Version (British and American) has "dwelling-place," and in Ps 9:9, "high tower." Conversely, the Revised Version (British and American) has "refuge" for the King James Version "shelter" in Ps 61:3, and "hope" in

incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veit a house of H1004 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
2,049× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for house refers to a dwelling place, including a family home, temple, or even the human body. It appears in various contexts, such as the temple in Jerusalem or the household of a family. In the Bible, it is often used to describe a place of worship or a family's living space.
Tyndale gloss
place
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word בַּיִת (*bayith*) means 'house' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including dwelling, family, and place. It can refer to physical structures, such as homes and temples, as well as metaphorical uses like the body or household affairs. The word is built from the root related to 'between' and appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּית fem. of בַּיִן, בֵּין prep. between

base

בַּ֫יִת 2034 n.m. house

house

place

receptacle

of house as containing a family

household, family (592 t.)

house, including household affairs

lit. housewards, hence metaph. inwards

מִבַּיִת

adv. on the inside

prep. within

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1004a בֵּית fem. of בַּיִן, בֵּין prep. between H1004b בַּ֫יִת house

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1004 bayith bah'-yith

probably from 1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest

variation of applications, especially family, etc.):--court,

daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as

would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold),

inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet,

temple, web, + within(-out).

see HEBREW for 01129

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּית (bet) — place.

nm

place, origin, between

בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — house: home.

: home/temple/building

nm

1) house

1a) house, dwelling habitation

1b) shelter or abode of animals

1c) human bodies (fig.)

1d) of Sheol

1e) of abode of light and darkness

1f) of land of Ephraim

2) place

3) receptacle

4) home, house as containing a family

5) household, family

5a) those belonging to the same household

5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body

6) household affairs

7) inwards (metaph.)

8) (TWOT) temple

adv

9) on the inside

prep

10) within

בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — Beth-(ashbea).

nm

This name is used for a house, habitation

Combined with ash.be.a (אַשְׁבֵּעַ "Ashbea" H0791)

בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — Beth (Haggan).

nm

This name is used for a house, habitation

Combined with hag (גַּן "Haggan" H1588)

בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — Beth-(togarmah).

nm

This name is used for a house, habitation

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HR/Ncmsc — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
HR/Ncmsc
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
מְצוּד֗וֹתme.tzu.Dot strongholds H4686 Noun common · feminine plural absolute
21× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Matsud is a fortress or strong hold, like a castle or net, used for protection and capture, as mentioned in Psalm 31:4. It is a place of safety and security.
Tyndale gloss
net
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מְצוּדָה (matsuwdah) refers to both a net or prey and a stronghold or fastness. The word encompasses concepts of capture and defense, indicating a place of safety or a means of hunting. It appears in contexts related to both physical capture and strategic locations.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מְצוּדָה n.f. net, prey

base

מְצוּדָה n.f. fastness, stronghold

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4686a מְצוּדָה net, prey H4686b מְצוּדָה fastness, stronghold

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4686 matsuwd maw-tsood'

or (feminine) mtsuwdah {mets-oo-daw'}; or mtsudah

{mets-oo-daw'}; for 4685; a net, or (abstractly) capture; also

a fastness; --castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be

hunted, net, snare, strong place.

see HEBREW for 04685

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מְצוּדָה (ma.tsu.dah) — net.

1) net, prey, net prey

1a) net

1b) prey

מְצוּדָה (ma.tsu.dah) — fortress.

fastness, stronghold

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcfpa — Noun common · feminine plural absolute
HNcfpa
incline to me ear your quickly deliver me become of me a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me
לְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃le.ho.shi.'E.ni to save me H3467 Preposition · verb hiphil infinitive construct common · suffix
206× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Means to save or be delivered, used in the Bible to describe being freed from danger or trouble, like in battle or from moral struggles, as seen in the Psalms and Proverbs.
Tyndale gloss
to save
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָשַׁע (yasha`) is a Hebrew root meaning to save or deliver. It encompasses various forms of salvation, including liberation from physical and moral troubles, victory in battle, and general safety. The word can appear in different grammatical forms, such as Niph. (to be saved) and Hiph. (to save).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[יָשַׁע] vb. Hiph. deliver; Niph. intrans. and pass.

Niph.

be liberated, saved (prop. placed in freedom)

be saved in battle, victorious

Hiph.

deliver, save (prop. give width and breadth to, liberate)

save from moral troubles

give victory to

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3467 [יָשַׁע] Hiph. deliver; Niph. intrans. and pass. . . be liberated, saved (prop. placed in freedom)

. be saved in battle, victorious

. . deliver, save (prop. give width and breadth to, liberate)

. save from moral troubles

. give victory to

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3467 yasha` yaw-shah'

a primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e.

(by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or

succor:--X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help,

preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation,

save(-iour), get victory.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָשַׁע (ya.sah) — to save.

1) to save, be saved, be delivered

1a) (Niphal)

1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered

1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to save, deliver

1b2) to save from moral troubles

1b3) to give victory to

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Vhcc/Sp1bs — Preposition · verb hiphil infinitive construct common · suffix
HR/Vhcc/Sp1bs
Sources on this page. Lexicons and dictionaries imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones, Robinson and Packard, Webster and Cawdrey. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Harper, 1889 — Grimm’s Wilke’s Clavis Novi Testamenti, translated, revised and enlarged by Joseph Henry Thayer) is public domain and is set here from the Internet Archive page scan greekenglishlex00grim; it is uncorrected OCR, marked as such on the entry itself, and the Strong’s numbers — which Thayer’s own edition does not carry — were matched by lemma against the other modules on this page. Trench’s Synonyms of the New Testament (Macmillan, 1880) and Moulton and Milligan’s Vocabulary of the Greek Testament (Hodder & Stoughton, 1930, which entered the United States public domain on 1 January 2026) are set from Internet Archive page scans synonymsofnewtes00treniala and vocabularyofgree00mouluoft, and are likewise uncorrected OCR matched to Strong’s numbers by lemma. Trench treats a group of words at once, so the same essay stands on the page of each word it compares. The Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary is © 1993 and is used here by permission for non-commercial use, www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary. The full Liddell-Scott-Jones and the Hebrew word data (TAHOT) come from STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Brown-Driver-Briggs is the OpenScriptures digitisation, public domain. Syntax analysis is the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (biblicalhumanities.org); the concordance and morphology are built from the tagged Nestle 1904 text. Septuagint occurrences use the Open Scriptures Septuagint lemma index, derived from CCAT (University of Pennsylvania) and the Rahlfs 1935 dataset by Eliran Wong, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — used here on a non-commercial ministry site. Greek of Josephus and Barnabas from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA 4.0. Commentaries and the Ante-Nicene Fathers are public-domain texts hosted on this site. Everyday Greek from the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri, CC BY 3.0, with dates and provenance from the Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis. Philo and the Apostolic Fathers from Open Greek and Latin (First1KGreek), CC BY-SA 4.0. The apparatus and the fifth Greek column are the SBL Greek New Testament, © 2010 SBL and Logos Bible Software, CC BY 4.0. The Latin is the Clementine Vulgate (public domain); the Syriac New Testament is the ETCBC edition (MIT licence). The Hebrew behind the Greek is computed here from the Septuagint index and TAHOT, not taken from any aligned edition. The translation spread and the per-word edition marks come from the Translators Amalgamated Greek NT (STEPBible, CC BY 4.0); clause roles from the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (CC BY-SA 4.0); place identifications and their confidence from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding (CC BY 4.0), with map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Gospel parallels are computed here from shared uncommon vocabulary, not taken from any printed harmony. Cross references are the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and the subject headings are Nave’s Topical Bible, both public domain. Works under Creative Commons licences are used unchanged apart from markup removal.

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