Psalm 116

Psalms · Chapter 116

Psalms 116:15

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
[is] preciousיָ֭קָרYA-korH3368
precious

יָקָר (ya.qar) 1) valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid 1a) precious 1a1) costly 1a2) precious, highly valued 1a3) precious stones or jewels 1b) rare 1c) glorious, splendid 1d) weighty, influential

in [the] eyes ofבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe-'ei-NEIH5869HNo entry
Yahwehיְהוָ֑הYAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

the death towardsהַ֝מָּ֗וְתָהha-MA-ve-tahH4194
death

מוֹת (mot) death Aramaic of ma.vet (מָ֫וֶת "death" H4194)

of faithful [people] hisלַחֲסִידָֽיו׃la-cha-si-DAVH2623
pious

חָסִיד (cha.sid) 1) faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious 1a) kind 1b) pious, godly 1c) faithful ones (subst)

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