Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 12:2 Interlinear

vanity They speak every one with his neighbour lips with flattering and with a double and with a double They speak

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1שָׁ֤וְא׀H7723vanityevil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object
2יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃H1696They speakperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
3אִ֤ישׁH376every onea man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
4אֶתH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
5רֵ֫עֵ֥הוּH7453with his neighbouran associate (more or less close)
6שְׂפַ֥תH8193lipsthe lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
7חֲלָק֑וֹתH2513with flatteringproperly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery
8וָלֵ֣בH3820and with a doublethe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
9וָלֵ֣בH3820and with a doublethe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
10יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃H1696They speakperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

Verse Context

Psalms 12:1Help LORD ceaseth for the godly man ...
Psalms 12:2 (current)vanity They speak every one with his neighbour lips with flattering and with a double and with a double They speak
Psalms 12:3shall cut off The LORD lips all flattering and the tongue...

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