Psalms

Psalm 22:12–16

¹²Many bulls surround me;

strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

¹³They open their jaws against me

like lions that roar and maul.

¹⁴I am poured out like water,

and all my bones are disjointed.

My heart is like wax;

it melts away within me.

¹⁵My strength^c is dried up like a potsherd,

and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.

You lay me in the dust of death.

¹⁶For dogs surround me;

a band of evil men encircles me;

they have pierced my hands and feet.^d

Footnotes

c 22:15 MT; or My mouth, a possible reading of the original Hebrew text
d 22:16 DSS, LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac; most MT like a lion at my hands and feet

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
Many	רַבִּ֑ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
bulls	פָּרִ֣ים	pā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6499 young bull, steer
surround me	סְ֭בָבוּנִי	sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
strong	אַבִּירֵ֖י	’ab·bî·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H47 mighty, valiant
of Bashan	בָשָׁ֣ן	ḇā·šān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan
encircle me	כִּתְּרֽוּנִי׃	kit·tə·rū·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H3803 surround

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They open	פָּצ֣וּ	pā·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6475 part, open
their jaws	פִּיהֶ֑ם	pî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
against me	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
like lions	אַ֝רְיֵ֗ה	’ar·yêh	Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
that roar	וְשֹׁאֵֽג׃	wə·šō·’êḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7580 roar
and maul	טֹרֵ֥ף	ṭō·rêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2963 tear, rend, pluck

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am poured out	נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮	niš·paḵ·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8210 pour out, pour
like water	כַּמַּ֥יִם	kam·ma·yim	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and all	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my bones	עַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥י	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
are disjointed	וְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּ	wə·hiṯ·pā·rə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6504 divide
My heart	לִ֭בִּי	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like wax	כַּדּוֹנָ֑ג	kad·dō·w·nāḡ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1749 wax
it melts away	נָ֝מֵ֗ס	nā·mês	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4549 dissolve, melt
within	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
me	מֵעָֽי׃	mê·‘āy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My strength	כֹּחִ֗י	kō·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3581 strength, power
is dried up	יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ	yā·ḇêš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
like a potsherd	כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ׀	ka·ḥe·reś	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2789 earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd
and my tongue	וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי	ū·lə·šō·w·nî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H3956 tongue
sticks	מֻדְבָּ֣ק	muḏ·bāq	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to the roof of my mouth	מַלְקוֹחָ֑י	mal·qō·w·ḥāy	Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common singular	H4455 booty, prey
You lay me	תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃	tiš·pə·ṯê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H8239 set
in the dust	וְֽלַעֲפַר־	wə·la·‘ă·p̄ar-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
of death	מָ֥וֶת	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
dogs	כְּלָ֫בִ֥ים	kə·lā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3611 dog
surround me	סְבָב֗וּנִי	sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
a band	עֲדַ֣ת	‘ă·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of evil men	מְ֭רֵעִים	mə·rê·‘îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
encircles me	הִקִּיפ֑וּנִי	hiq·qî·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5362 strike off
they have pierced	כָּ֝אֲרִ֗י	kā·’ă·rî	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
my hands	יָדַ֥י	yā·ḏay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
and feet	וְרַגְלָֽי׃	wə·raḡ·lāy	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H7272 foot