Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 102:7 Interlinear

I watch and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1שָׁקַ֥דְתִּיH8245I watchto be alert, i.e., sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
2וָאֶֽהְיֶ֑הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
3כְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹרH6833and am as a sparrowa little bird (as hopping)
4בּוֹדֵ֥דH909aloneto divide, i.e., (reflexive) be solitary
5עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
6גָּֽג׃H1406upon the house topa roof; by analogy, the top of an altar

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