Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 40:12 Interlinear
“ have compassed evils For innumerable have taken hold me about mine iniquities upon me so that I am not able to look up they are more than the hairs of mine head therefore my heart faileth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | אָפְפ֥וּ | H661 | have compassed | to surround |
| 3 | עָלַ֨י׀ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 4 | רָע֡וֹת | H7451 | evils | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 5 | עַד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 6 | אֵ֬ין | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 7 | מִסְפָּ֗ר | H4557 | For innumerable | a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration |
| 8 | הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי | H5381 | have taken hold | to reach (literally or figuratively) |
| 9 | עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי | H5771 | me about mine iniquities | perversity, i.e., (moral) evil |
| 10 | וְלֹא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 11 | יָכֹ֣לְתִּי | H3201 | upon me so that I am not able | to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) |
| 12 | לִרְא֑וֹת | H7200 | to look up | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 13 | עָצְמ֥וּ | H6105 | they are more | to bind fast, i.e., close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones |
| 14 | מִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹת | H8185 | than the hairs | hairiness |
| 15 | רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י | H7218 | of mine head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 16 | וְלִבִּ֥י | H3820 | therefore my heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 17 | עֲזָבָֽנִי׃ | H5800 | faileth | to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc |
Verse Context
Psalms 40:11 from me O LORD Withhold not thou thy tender mercies ...
Psalms 40:12 (current) have compassed evils For innumerable have taken hold me about mine iniquities upon me so that I am not able to look up they are more than the hairs of mine head therefore my heart faileth
Psalms 40:13Be pleased O LORD to deliver O LORD to help make haste...