Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 40:14 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Psalms 40:14, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ | H954 | Let them be ashamed | properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed |
| 2 | וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ | H2659 | and confounded | to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach |
| 3 | יַחַד֮ | H3162 | together | properly, a unit, i.e., (adverb) unitedly |
| 4 | מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י | H1245 | that seek | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 5 | נַפְשִׁ֗י | H5315 | after my soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 6 | לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ | H5595 | to destroy | properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e., to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e., to scatter, remove, or r |
| 7 | יִסֹּ֣גוּ | H5472 | it let them be driven | properly, to flinch, i.e., (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize) |
| 8 | אָ֭חוֹר | H268 | backward | the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the west |
| 9 | וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ | H3637 | and put to shame | properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult |
| 10 | חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י | H2655 | that wish | pleased with |
| 11 | רָעָתִֽי׃ | H7451 | me evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
Verse Context
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Psalms 40:14 (current)Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil
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