Psalm 115

Psalms · Chapter 115

Psalms 115:7

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
7They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat.

In context

Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.

Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
hands theirיְדֵיהֶ֤ם׀ye-dei-HEMH3027G
hand

יָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

and notוְלֹ֬אve-LO'H3808
not

לֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

they feel !יְמִישׁ֗וּןye-mi-SHUNH4184
to feel

מוּשׁ (mush) 1) to feel 1a) (Qal) to feel 1b) (Hiphil) to feel

feet theirרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRAG-lei-hemH7272
foot

רְגַל (re.gal) foot Aramaic of re.gel (רֶ֫גֶל "foot" H7272)

and notוְלֹ֣אve-LO'H3808
not

לֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

they walkיְהַלֵּ֑כוּye-ha-LE-khuH1980I
to go

הוּךְ (hukh) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought Aramaic of ha.lakh (הָלַךְ ": walk" H1980)

notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808
not

לֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

they make a soundיֶ֝הְגּ֗וּyeh-GUH1897
to mutter

הָגָה (ha.gah) 1) to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to roar, growl, groan 1a2) to utter, speak 1a3) to meditate, devise, muse, imagine 1b) (Poal) to utter 1c) (Hiphil) to mutter

with throat theirבִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃big-ro-NAMH1627
throat

גָּרוֹן (ga.ron) 1) neck, throat 1a) neck 1b) throat 1b1) of open sepulchre (fig.)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.