Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 129:6 Interlinear

“ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops afore it groweth up which withereth”

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Psalms 129 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	יִ֭הְיוּ	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	כַּחֲצִ֣יר	H2682	Let them be as the grass	grass; also a leek (collectively)
3	גַּגּ֑וֹת	H1406	upon the housetops	a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
4	שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת	H6927	afore	priority (in time); also used adverbially (before)
5	שָׁלַ֣ף	H8025	it groweth up	to pull out, up or off
6	יָבֵֽשׁ׃	H3001	which withereth	to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)

Psalms 129:6 (current) Let them be as the grass upon the housetops afore it groweth up which withereth