Psalms
Psalm 140:2
2who devise evil in their hearts
and stir up war all day long.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| devise | חָשְׁב֣וּ | ḥā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2803 think, account |
| evil | רָע֣וֹת | rā·‘ō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| in their hearts | בְּלֵ֑ב | bə·lêḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and stir up | יָג֥וּרוּ | yā·ḡū·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1481 sojourn |
| war | מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃ | mil·ḥā·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4421 battle, war |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| day long | י֝֗וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 36:4 · Psalm 56:6 · Psalm 64:5–6 · Micah 2:1–3 · Nahum 1:11 · Psalm 120:7 · Hosea 7:6 · Proverbs 12:20 · 1 Samuel 24:11–12 · Psalm 2:1–2 · Psalm 21:11 · 1 Samuel 23:19–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.