Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 37:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Psalms 37:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Cease from anger and forsake wrath fret not thyself in any wise to do evil”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הֶ֣רֶף | H7503 | Cease | to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative) |
| 2 | מֵ֭אַף | H639 | from anger | properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire |
| 3 | וַעֲזֹ֣ב | H5800 | and forsake | to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc |
| 4 | חֵמָ֑ה | H2534 | wrath | heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) |
| 5 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 6 | תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר | H2734 | fret | to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy |
| 7 | אַךְ | H389 | not thyself in any wise | a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only |
| 8 | לְהָרֵֽעַ׃ | H7489 | to do evil | properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally) |
Verse Context
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