Psalms 17:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. | like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush. | He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| likeness his | דִּמְיֹנ֗וֹ | dim-yo-NO | H1825 | likenessדִּמְיֹן (dim.yon) likeness |
| [is] like a lion | כְּ֭אַרְיֵה | KE-'ar-yeh | H0738B | lionאַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) 1) lion 1a) pictures or images of lions Aramaic equivalent: ar.yeh (אַרְיֵה "lion" H0744) |
| [which] it longs | יִכְס֣וֹף | yikh-SOF | H3700 | to longכָּסַף (ka.saph) 1) to long for, yearn for, long after 1a) (Qal) to long for 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to long for (deeply) 1b2) being longed for (participle) |
| to tear to pieces | לִטְר֑וֹף | lit-ROF | H2963 | to tearטָרַף (ta.raph) 1) to tear, rend, pluck 1a) (Qal) to tear, rend 1b) (Niphal) to be torn in pieces 1c) (Poal) to be torn in pieces 1d) (Hiphil) to provide food |
| and like a young lion | וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר | ve-khikh-FIR | H3715A | lionכְּפִיר (ke.phir) young lion |
| [which] sits | יֹשֵׁ֥ב | yo-SHEV | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| in hiding places | בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ | be-mis-ta-RIM | H4565 | hidingמִסְתָּר (mis.tar) 1) secret place, hiding place 1a) secret place 1b) hiding place 1b1) for protection 1b2) for perpetration of crime |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.