Psalms

Psalm 104:21–22

²¹The young lions roar for their prey

and seek their food from God.

²²The sun rises, and they withdraw;

they lie down in their dens.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The young lions	הַ֭כְּפִירִים	hak·kə·p̄î·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3715 young lion
roar	שֹׁאֲגִ֣ים	šō·’ă·ḡîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7580 roar
for their prey	לַטָּ֑רֶף	laṭ·ṭā·rep̄	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
and seek	וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ	ū·lə·ḇaq·qêš	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
their food	אָכְלָֽם׃	’ā·ḵə·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H400 food
from God	מֵאֵ֣ל	mê·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sun	הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
rises	תִּזְרַ֣ח	tiz·raḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2224 rise, come forth
and they withdraw	יֵאָסֵפ֑וּן	yê·’ā·sê·p̄ūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H622 gather, remove
they lie down	יִרְבָּצֽוּן׃	yir·bā·ṣūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
in	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
their dens	מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם	mə·‘ō·w·nō·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4585 id.

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 104:21 Job 38:39 · Joel 1:20 · Psalm 34:10 · Ezekiel 19:2–14 · Joel 2:22

Psalm 104:22 Job 37:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.