Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 57:4 Interlinear
“My soul is among lions and I lie even among them that are set on fire even the sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows and their tongue sword a sharp”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | נַפְשִׁ֤י׀ | H5315 | 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 |
| 2 | בְּת֥וֹךְ | H8432 | is among | a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center |
| 3 | לְבָאִם֮ | H3833 | lions | a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;)) |
| 4 | אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה | H7901 | and I lie | to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) |
| 5 | לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים | H3857 | even among them that are set on fire | properly, to lick, i.e., (by implication) to blaze |
| 6 | בְּֽנֵי | H1121 | even the sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 7 | אָדָ֗ם | H120 | of men | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 8 | שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם | H8127 | whose teeth | a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff |
| 9 | חֲנִ֣ית | H2595 | are spears | a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent) |
| 10 | וְחִצִּ֑ים | H2671 | and arrows | properly, a piercer, i.e., an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of god) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear |
| 11 | וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם | H3956 | and their tongue | the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, |
| 12 | חֶ֣רֶב | H2719 | sword | drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement |
| 13 | חַדָּֽה׃ | H2299 | a sharp | sharp |
Verse Context
Psalms 57:3He shall send from heaven and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up Selah...
Psalms 57:4 (current)My soul is among lions and I lie even among them that are set on fire even the sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows and their tongue sword a sharp
Psalms 57:5Be thou exalted above the heavens O God ...