Psalms

Psalm 22:15

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.

Footnotes

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.