Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 143:3 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Psalms 143:3, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ hath persecuted For the enemy my soul down to the ground my life he hath made me to dwell in darkness dead as those that have been long”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֥י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | רָ֘דַ֤ף | H7291 | hath persecuted | to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) |
| 3 | אוֹיֵ֨ב׀ | H341 | For the enemy | hating; an adversary |
| 4 | נַפְשִׁ֗י | H5315 | my soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 5 | דִּכָּ֣א | H1792 | down | to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively) |
| 6 | לָ֭אָרֶץ | H776 | to the ground | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 7 | חַיָּתִ֑י | H2416 | my life | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 8 | הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִי | H3427 | he hath made me to dwell | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 9 | בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים | H4285 | in darkness | darkness; concretely, a dark place |
| 10 | כְּמֵתֵ֥י | H4191 | dead | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 11 | עוֹלָֽם׃ | H5769 | as those that have been long | properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial |
Verse Context
Psalms 143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant ...
Psalms 143:3 (current) hath persecuted For the enemy my soul down to the ground my life he hath made me to dwell in darkness dead as those that have been long
Psalms 143:4overwhelmed Therefore is my spirit within me is desolate within me my heart...