Psalms 147:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. | He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes; | He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the [one who] gives | הַנֹּתֵ֣ן | ha-no-TEN | H5414G | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| snow | שֶׁ֣לֶג | SHE-leg | H7950 | snowשֶׁ֫לֶג (she.leg) snow Aramaic equivalent: te.lag (תְּלַג "snow" H8517) |
| like the wool | כַּצָּ֑מֶר | ka-TZA-mer | H6785 | woolעֲמַר (a.mar) wool Aramaic of tse.mer (צֶ֫מֶר "wool" H6785) |
| frost | כְּ֝פ֗וֹר | ke-FOR | H3713B | frostכְּפוֹר (ke.phor) hoar frost, frost |
| like the ash[es] | כָּאֵ֥פֶר | ka-'E-fer | H0665 | ashesאֵ֫פֶר (e.pher) 1) ashes 2) (CLBL) worthlessness (fig.) |
| he scatters | יְפַזֵּֽר׃ | ye-fa-ZER | H6340 | to scatterפָּזַר (pa.zar) 1) to scatter, disperse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to scatter 1a2) scattered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be scattered 1c) (Piel) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be scattered |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.