Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 17:3 Interlinear
“Thou hast proved mine heart thou hast visited me in the night thou hast tried me and shalt find nothing I am purposed shall not transgress that my mouth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ | H974 | Thou hast proved | to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate |
| 2 | לִבִּ֨י׀ | H3820 | mine heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 3 | פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ | H6485 | thou hast visited | to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc |
| 4 | לַּ֗יְלָה | H3915 | me in the night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
| 5 | צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי | H6884 | thou hast tried | to fuse (metal), i.e., refine (literally or figuratively) |
| 6 | בַל | H1077 | properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest | |
| 7 | תִּמְצָ֑א | H4672 | me and shalt find | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
| 8 | זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י | H2161 | nothing I am purposed | to plan, usually in a bad sense |
| 9 | בַּל | H1077 | properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest | |
| 10 | יַעֲבָר | H5674 | shall not transgress | to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in |
| 11 | פִּֽי׃ | H6310 | that my mouth | the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos |
Verse Context
Psalms 17:2from thy presence Let my sentence come forth let thine eyes behold the things that are equal...
Psalms 17:3 (current)Thou hast proved mine heart thou hast visited me in the night thou hast tried me and shalt find nothing I am purposed shall not transgress that my mouth
Psalms 17:4Concerning the works of men by the word of thy lips I have kept...