Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 49:12 Interlinear
“Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not he is like the beasts that perish”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאָדָ֣ם | H120 | Nevertheless man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 2 | בִּ֭יקָר | H3366 | being in honour | value, i.e., (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity |
| 3 | בַּל | H1077 | properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest | |
| 4 | יָלִ֑ין | H3885 | abideth | to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) |
| 5 | נִמְשַׁ֖ל | H4911 | not he is like | to liken, i.e., (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble |
| 6 | כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת | H929 | the beasts | properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) |
| 7 | נִדְמֽוּ׃ | H1820 | that perish | to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy |
Verse Context
Psalms 49:11Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue for ever and their dwelling generations generations...
Psalms 49:12 (current)Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not he is like the beasts that perish
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