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Psalms 72:16 Interlinear

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains thereof shall shake like Lebanon the fruit shall flourish and they of the city like grass in the earth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1יְהִ֤יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2פִסַּתH6451There shall be an handfulexpansion, i.e., abundance
3בַּ֨ר׀H1250of corngrain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
4הָאָֽרֶץ׃H776in the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
5בְּרֹ֪אשׁH7218upon the topthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
6הָ֫רִ֥יםH2022of the mountainsa mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
7יִרְעַ֣שׁH7493thereof shall shaketo undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
8כַּלְּבָנ֣וֹןH3844like Lebanonlebanon, a mountain range in palestine
9פִּרְי֑וֹH6529the fruitfruit (literally or figuratively)
10וְיָצִ֥יצוּH6692shall flourishto twinkle, i.e., glance
11מֵ֝עִ֗ירH5892and they of the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
12כְּעֵ֣שֶׂבH6212like grassgrass (or any tender shoot)
13הָאָֽרֶץ׃H776in the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

Psalms 72:15And he shall live and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba prayer also shall be made...
Psalms 72:16 (current) There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains thereof shall shake like Lebanon the fruit shall flourish and they of the city like grass in the earth
Psalms 72:17 His name shall endure for ever as long as the sun shall be continued...

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