Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 102:6 Interlinear

“I am like a pelican of the wilderness I am like an owl of the desert”

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Psalms 102 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	דָּ֭מִיתִי	H1819	I am like	to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
2	לִקְאַ֣ת	H6893	a pelican	probably the pelican (from vomiting)
3	מִדְבָּ֑ר	H4057	of the wilderness	a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
4	הָ֝יִ֗יתִי	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5	כְּכ֣וֹס	H3563	I am like an owl	a cup (as a container), often figuratively, some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
6	חֳרָבֽוֹת׃	H2723	of the desert	properly, drought, i.e., (by implication) a desolation

Psalms 102:6 (current)I am like a pelican of the wilderness I am like an owl of the desert