Psalms 22:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. | My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. | My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| it has dried up | יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ | ya-VESH | H3001 | to witherיָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) 1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness |
| like the earthenware | כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ׀ | ka-CHE-res | H2789 | earthenwareחֶ֫רֶשׂ (che.re.s) earthenware, clay pottery, shard, potsherd, earthen vessel |
| strength my | כֹּחִ֗י | ko-CHI | H3581B | strengthכֹּחַ (ko.ach) 1) strength, power, might 1a) human strength 1b) strength (of angels) 1c) power (of God) 1d) strength (of animals) 1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil) |
| and tongue my | וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי | U-le-sho-ni | H3956G | tongueלָשׁוֹן (la.shon) : tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped) |
| [has been] made to cling to | מֻדְבָּ֣ק | mud-BAK | H1692 | to cleaveדָּבַק (da.vaq) 1) to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cling, cleave to 1a2) to stay with 1b) (Pual) to be joined together 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to cleave to 1c2) to pursue closely 1c3) to overtake 1d) (Hophal) to be made to cleave Aramaic equivalent: de.vaq (דְּבֵק "to cleave" H1693) |
| jaws my | מַלְקוֹחָ֑י | mal-ko-CHAI | H4455B | jawמַלְקוֹחַ (mal.qo.ach) jaw |
| and to [the] dust of | וְֽלַעֲפַר־ | ve-la-'a-far- | H6083 | dustעָפָר (a.phar) 1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore |
| death | מָ֥וֶת | MA-vet | H4194 | deathמוֹת (mot) death Aramaic of ma.vet (מָ֫וֶת "death" H4194) |
| you put me | תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃ | tish-pe-TE-ni | H8239 | to setשָׁפַת (sha.phat) 1) to set, place, put, ordain 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to set 1a2) to ordain, establish |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.