Psalm 84

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
6Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
[those who] passעֹבְרֵ֤י׀'oe-REIH5674A
to pass

עָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish …

in [the] valley ofבְּעֵ֣מֶקbe-'E-mekH6010L
Valley (of Achor)

עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) Combined with a.khor (עָכוֹר " of Achor" H5911) § valley, vale, lowland, open country

the Bacaהַ֭בָּכָאHA-ba-kha'H1056
(Tophet of) Baca

בָּכָא (ba.kah) Baca = "weeping" a valley in Palestine Combined with to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)

a springמַעְיָ֣ןma'-YANH4599
spring

מַעְיָן (ma.yan) spring

they make itיְשִׁית֑וּהוּye-shi-TU-huH7896G
to set: make

שִׁית (shit) : make/establish 1) to put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, lay (hand upon) 1a2) to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to 1a3) to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform 1a4) to take one's stand 1a5) to lay waste 1b) (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon

alsoגַּם־gam-H1571
also

גַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

blessingsבְּ֝רָכ֗וֹתbe-ra-KHOTH1293
blessing

בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) 1) blessing 2) (source of) blessing 3) blessing, prosperity 4) blessing, praise of God 5) a gift, present 6) treaty of peace

it covers [it]יַעְטֶ֥הya'-TEHH5844A
to enwrap

עָטָה (a.tah) 1) to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wrap, envelop oneself 1a2) to cover (the beard in mourning) 1a3) mourner, one who covers (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop

early rainמוֹרֶֽה׃mo-REHH4175
rain/teacher

מוֹרֶה (mo.reh) 1) (early) rain 2) (TWOT) teacher

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.