Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 149:8 Interlinear

To bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לֶאְסֹ֣רH631To bindto yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
2מַלְכֵיהֶ֣םH4428their kingsa king
3בְּזִקִּ֑יםH2131with chainsproperly, what leaps forth, i.e., flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond
4וְ֝נִכְבְּדֵיהֶ֗םH3513and their noblesto be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same
5בְּכַבְלֵ֥יH3525with fettersa fetter
6בַרְזֶֽל׃H1270of ironiron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement

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