Psalms
Psalm 119:103
103How sweet are Your words to my taste—
sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| sweet | נִּמְלְצ֣וּ | nim·lə·ṣū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4452 be smooth, slippery |
| are Your words | אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ | ’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H565 utterance, speech, word |
| to my taste | לְ֭חִכִּי | lə·ḥik·kî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums |
| honey | מִדְּבַ֥שׁ | mid·də·ḇaš | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
| in my mouth | לְפִֽי׃ | lə·p̄î | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6310 mouth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 8:11 · Proverbs 24:13–14 · Psalm 19:10 · Psalm 63:5 · Job 23:12 · Proverbs 3:17 · Song of Solomon 5:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.