Psalms 45:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. | The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir. | Kings’ daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| daughters of | בְּנ֣וֹת | be-NOT | 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) |
| kings | מְ֭לָכִים | ME-la-khim | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| [are] among noble [women] your | בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ | be-yi-ke-ro-TEI-cha | H3368 | preciousיָקָר (ya.qar) 1) valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid 1a) precious 1a1) costly 1a2) precious, highly valued 1a3) precious stones or jewels 1b) rare 1c) glorious, splendid 1d) weighty, influential |
| she stands | נִצְּבָ֥ה | ni-tze-VAH | H5324 | to standנָצַב (na.tsav) 1) to stand, take one's stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to station oneself, take one's stand 1a2) to stand, be stationed 1a3) to stand, take an upright position 1a4) to be stationed, be appointed 1a5) deputy, prefect, appointed, deputed (subst) 1a6) to stand firm 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to set up, erect 1b3) to cause to stand erect 1b4) to fix, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be fixed, be determined, be stationary |
| a queen-consort | שֵׁגַ֥ל | she-GAL | H7694 | queenשֵׁגָל (she.gal) consort, queen, (queen-)consort Aramaic equivalent: she.gal (שֵׁגָל "consort" H7695) |
| to right [hand] your | לִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗ | li-mi-ne-kha | H3225G | rightיָמִין (ya.min) 1) right, right hand, right side 1a) right hand 1b) right (of direction) 1c) south (the direction of the right hand when facing East) Also means: ya.min (יָמִין ": south" H3225H) |
| in [the] gold of | בְּכֶ֣תֶם | be-KHE-tem | H3800 | goldכֶּ֫תֶם (ke.tem) gold, pure gold |
| Ophir | אוֹפִֽיר׃ | 'o-FIR | H0211H | Ophirאוֹפִיר (o.phir) § Ophir = "reducing to ashes" a land or city in southern Arabia in Solomon's trade route where gold evidently was traded for goods |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.