Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 8:3 Interlinear

“ When I consider thy heavens the work of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained”

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Psalms 8 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	אֶרְאֶ֣ה	H7200	When I consider	to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
3	שָׁ֭מֶיךָ	H8064	thy heavens	the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
4	מַעֲשֵׂ֣י	H4639	the work	an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
5	אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ	H676	of thy fingers	something to sieze with, i.e., a finger; by analogy, a toe
6	יָרֵ֥חַ	H3394	the moon	the moon
7	וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים	H3556	and the stars	a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
8	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	H834		who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
9	כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃	H3559	which thou hast ordained	properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,

Psalms 8:3 (current) When I consider thy heavens the work of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained