Psalms 74:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. | You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. | Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you | אַתָּ֣ה | 'a-TAH | H0859A | youאַנְתָּה (an.tah) you, thou (second pers. sing.) Aramaic of at.tah (אַתָּ֫ה "you(m.s.)" H0859A) |
| you crushed | רִ֭צַּצְתָּ | RI-tzatz-ta | H7533 | to crushרָצַץ (ra.tsats) 1) to crush, oppress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to crush, get crushed, be crushed 1a2) to crush, oppress (fig) 1a3) crushed (participle passive) 1b) (Niphal) to be crushed, be broken 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to crush in pieces 1c2) to grievously oppress (fig) 1d) (Poel) to oppress (fig) 1e) (Hiphil) to crush 1f) (Hithpoel) to crush each other |
| [the] heads of | רָאשֵׁ֣י | ra-SHEI | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| Leviathan | לִוְיָתָ֑ן | liv-ya-TAN | H3882 | Leviathanלִוְיָתָן (liv.ya.tan) a sea monster, dragon 1a) large aquatic animal such as crocodile 1b) perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown, 1c) a mythical or proverbial creature |
| you gave it | תִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּ | ti-te-NE-nu | H5414G | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| food | מַ֝אֲכָ֗ל | ma-'a-KHAL | H3978 | foodמַאֲכָל (ma.a.khal) food, fruit, meat |
| to a people | לְעָ֣ם | le-'AM | H5971L | No entry |
| to desert-dwellers | לְצִיִּֽים׃ | le-tzi-YIM | H6728 | wild beastצִי (tsiy.yi) 1) a wild beast, desert-dweller, crier, yelper 1a) a specific wild beast but not certainly identified |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.