Psalm 150

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
praise himהַֽ֭לְלוּהוּHA-lu-huH1984B
to boast: praise

הָלַל (ha.lal) : praise 1) to praise, boast, be boastful 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be boastful 1a2) boastful ones, boasters (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to praise 1b2) to boast, make a boast 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise 1d) (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast

with tambourineבְתֹ֣ףve-TOFH8596
tambourine

תֹּף (toph) timbrel, tambourine

and dancingוּמָח֑וֹלu-ma-CHOLH4234
dance

מָחוֹל (ma.chol) dance, dancing

praise himהַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּha-LU-huH1984B
to boast: praise

הָלַל (ha.lal) : praise 1) to praise, boast, be boastful 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be boastful 1a2) boastful ones, boasters (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to praise 1b2) to boast, make a boast 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise 1d) (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast

with stringed instrumentsבְּמִנִּ֥יםbe-mi-NIMH4482
string

מֵן (men) 1) string (of harp) 2) (BDB) portion

and fluteוְעוּגָֽב׃ve-'u-GAVH5748
pipe

עוּגָב (u.gav) 1) a musical instrument 1a) perhaps a flute, reed-pipe, or panpipes

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