Psalms
Psalm 144:4
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.
| 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 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.