Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 37:2 Interlinear

“ like the grass For they shall soon be cut down as the green herb and wither”

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Psalms 37 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּ֣י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	כֶ֭חָצִיר	H2682	like the grass	grass; also a leek (collectively)
3	מְהֵרָ֣ה	H4120	For they shall soon	properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly
4	יִמָּ֑לוּ	H5243	be cut down	to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised
5	וּכְיֶ֥רֶק	H3418	as the green	properly, pallor, i.e., hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e., grass or vegetation
6	דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא	H1877	herb	a sprout; by analogy, grass
7	יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃	H5034	and wither	to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint

Psalms 37:2 (current) like the grass For they shall soon be cut down as the green herb and wither