Psalms
Psalm 48:5–6
5They saw and were astounded;
they fled in terror.
6Trembling seized them there,
anguish like a woman in labor.
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 48:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | הֵ֣מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| saw | רָ֭אוּ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| and | כֵּ֣ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| were astounded | תָּמָ֑הוּ | tā·mā·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8539 be astounded, dumbfounded |
| they fled | נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃ | neḥ·pā·zū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2648 be in trepidation, hurry, or alarm |
| in terror | נִבְהֲל֥וּ | niḇ·hă·lū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H926 alarm, dismay |
Psalm 48:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trembling | רְ֭עָדָה | rə·‘ā·ḏāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7461 trembling |
| seized them | אֲחָזָ֣תַם | ’ă·ḥā·zā·ṯam | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural | H270 grasp, take hold, take possession |
| there | שָׁ֑ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| anguish | חִ֝֗יל | ḥîl | Noun - masculine singular | H2427 a writhing, anguish |
| like a woman in labor | כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃ | kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh | Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 48:5 Exodus 14:25
Psalm 48:6 Hosea 13:13 · Isaiah 13:6–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.