Psalms

Psalm 55:6

⁶I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!

I would fly away and find rest.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I said	וָאֹמַ֗ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Oh	מִֽי־	mî-	Interjection	H4310 who?
that	יִתֶּן־	yit·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
I had	לִּ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
wings	אֵ֭בֶר	’ê·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H83 pinions
like a dove	כַּיּוֹנָ֗ה	kay·yō·w·nāh	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3123 dove
I would fly away	אָע֥וּפָה	’ā·‘ū·p̄āh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5774 fly
and find rest	וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃	wə·’eš·kō·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.