Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 139:5 Interlinear

me behind and before Thou hast beset and laid thine hand

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אָח֣וֹרH268me behindthe hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the west
2וָקֶ֣דֶםH6924and beforethe front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
3צַרְתָּ֑נִיH6696Thou hast besetto cramp, i.e., confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)
4וַתָּ֖שֶׁתH7896and laidto place (in a very wide application)
5עָלַ֣יH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
6כַּפֶּֽכָה׃H3709thine handthe hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-

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