Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 8:2 Interlinear
“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִפִּ֤י | H6310 | Out of the mouth | the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos |
| 2 | עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים׀ | H5768 | of babes | a suckling |
| 3 | וְֽיֹנְקִים֮ | H3243 | and sucklings | to suck; causatively, to give milk |
| 4 | יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫ | H3245 | hast thou ordained | to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult |
| 5 | עֹ֥ז | H5797 | strength | strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise) |
| 6 | לְמַ֥עַן | H4616 | properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that | |
| 7 | צוֹרְרֶ֑יךָ | H6887 | because of thine enemies | to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive |
| 8 | לְהַשְׁבִּ֥ית | H7673 | that thou mightest still | to repose, i.e., desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific) |
| 9 | א֝וֹיֵ֗ב | H341 | the enemy | hating; an adversary |
| 10 | וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃ | H5358 | and the avenger | to grudge, i.e., avenge or punish |
Verse Context
Psalms 8:1O LORD our Lord how excellent is thy name ...
Psalms 8:2 (current)Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger
Psalms 8:3 When I consider thy heavens the work of thy fingers the moon...