Psalms 144:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: | Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace. | When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a-SHER | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| sons our | בָּנֵ֨ינוּ׀ | ba-NEI-nu | H1121G | No entry |
| [will be] like plants | כִּנְטִעִים֮ | kin-ti-'IM | H5195 | plantנָטִיעַ (na.ti.a) plant (fig. of vigorous sons) |
| full grown | מְגֻדָּלִ֪ים | me-gu-da-LIM | H1431 | to magnifyגָּדַל (ga.dal) 1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grow up 1a2) to become great 1a3) to be magnified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cause to grow 1b2) to make great, powerful 1b3) to magnify 1c) (Pual) to be brought up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make great 1d2) to magnify 1d3) to do great things 1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself |
| in youths their | בִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥ם | bin-'u-REI-HEM | H5271A | youthנְעוּרִים (na.ur) youth, early life Also means: na.ur (נְעוּרוֹת "youth" H5271B) |
| daughters our | בְּנוֹתֵ֥ינוּ | be-no-TEI-nu | H1323G | daughterבַּת (bat) : daughter 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character Also means: bat (בַּת ": village" H1323H) |
| [will be] like corners | כְזָוִיֹּ֑ת | khe-za-vi-YOT | H2106 | cornerזָוִית (za.vit) corner |
| carved | מְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹת | me-chu-ta-VOT | H2404 | to chopחָטַב (cha.tav) 1) to cut, gather 1a) (Qal) to cut, gather (wood) 1b) (Pual) to cut, carve |
| [the] structure of | תַּבְנִ֥ית | tav-NIT | H8403 | patternתַּבְנִית (tav.nit) 1) pattern, plan, form, construction, figure 1a) construction, structure 1a1) meaning uncertain 1b) pattern 1c) figure, image (of idols) |
| a palace | הֵיכָֽל׃ | hei-KHAL | H1964H | templeהֵיכָל (he.khal) : temple 1) palace, temple, nave, sanctuary 1a) palace 1b) temple (palace of God as king) 1c) hall, nave (of Ezekiel's temple) 1d) temple (of heavenly temple) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.