Psalms
Psalm 144:3–4
3O LORD, what is man, that You regard him,
the son of man that You think of him?
4Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.
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.
Psalm 144:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O LORD | יְֽהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| what | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is man | אָ֭דָם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| that You regard him | וַתֵּדָעֵ֑הוּ | wat·tê·ḏā·‘ê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| the son of man | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| that | אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ | ’ĕ·nō·wōš | Noun - masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| You think of him | וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ׃ | wat·tə·ḥaš·šə·ḇê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H2803 think, account |
Psalm 144:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man | אָ֭דָם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| is like | דָּמָ֑ה | dā·māh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1819 be like, resemble |
| a breath | לַהֶ֣בֶל | la·he·ḇel | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| his days | יָ֝מָ֗יו | yā·māw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3117 day |
| are like a passing | עוֹבֵֽר׃ | ‘ō·w·ḇêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| shadow | כְּצֵ֣ל | kə·ṣêl | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H6738 shadow |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 144:3 Psalm 8:4 · Job 7:17 · Hebrews 2:6 · Psalm 146:3–4 · Job 15:14
Psalm 144:4 Psalm 102:11 · Job 8:9 · Psalm 109:23 · Psalm 39:5–6 · Ecclesiastes 12:8 · 2 Samuel 14:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.