Psalms 102:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert. | I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins. | I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the waste places. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am like | דָּ֭מִיתִי | DA-mi-ti | H1819 | to resembleדָּמָה (da.mah) 1) to be like, resemble 1a) (Qal) to be like, resemble 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to liken, compare 1b2) to imagine, think 1c) (Hithpael) to make oneself like 1d) (Niphal) Aramaic equivalent: de.mah (דְּמָה "be like" H1821) |
| to a desert owl of | לִקְאַ֣ת | lik-'AT | H6893 | pelicanקָאַת (qa.at) 1) a ceremonially unclean bird 1a) perhaps pelican or cormorant 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown |
| [the] wilderness | מִדְבָּ֑ר | mid-BAR | H4057B | wildernessמִדְבָּר (mid.bar) 1) wilderness 1a) pasture 1b) uninhabited land, wilderness 1c) large tracts of wilderness (around cities) 1d) wilderness (fig.) |
| I am | הָ֝יִ֗יתִי | ha-YI-ti | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| like an owl of | כְּכ֣וֹס | ke-KHOS | H3563B | owlכּוֹס (kos) a kind of owl (an unclean bird) |
| [the] waste places | חֳרָבֽוֹת׃ | cho-ra-VOT | H2723 | desolationחׇרְבָּה (chor.bah) a place laid waste, ruin, waste, desolation |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.