Psalms 46:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. | though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah | Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. [Selah |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they will roar | יֶהֱמ֣וּ | ye-he-MU | H1993 | to roarהָמָה (ha.mah) 1) to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl 1a2) to murmur (fig. of a soul in prayer) 1a3) to roar 1a4) to be in a stir, be in a commotion 1a5) to be boisterous, be turbulent |
| they will foam | יֶחְמְר֣וּ | yech-me-RU | H2560A | to aggitateחָמַר (cha.mar) 1) to boil, foam, foam up, ferment 1a) (Qal) to boil, foam up 1b) (Poalal) to be troubled, be in turmoil |
| waters its | מֵימָ֑יו | mei-MAV | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| they will shake | יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־ | yir-'a-shu- | H7493 | to shakeרָעַשׁ (ra.ash) 1) to quake, shake 1a) (Qal) to quake, shake 1b) (Niphal) to be made to quake 1c)(Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to quake 1c2) to cause to spring or leap (of horse) |
| mountains | הָרִ֖ים | ha-RIM | H2022G | mountain: mountהַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount |
| at swelling its | בְּגַאֲוָת֣וֹ | be-ga-'a-va-TO | H1346 | prideגַּאֲוָה (ga.a.vah) 1) pride, majesty, a rising up 1a) a rising up, swelling (of the sea) 1b) majesty (of Israel) 1c) pride, haughtiness |
| Selah | סֶֽלָה׃ | SE-lah | H5542 | Selahסֶ֫לָה (se.lah) § 1) to lift up, exalt 1a) Selah 1a1) a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.