Psalms

Psalm 83:2–5

²See how Your enemies rage,

how Your foes have reared their heads.

³With cunning they scheme against Your people

and conspire against those You cherish,

⁴saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation;

may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

⁵For with one mind they plot together;

they form an alliance against You—

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
See	הִנֵּ֣ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
how	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Your enemies	א֭וֹיְבֶיךָ	’ō·wy·ḇe·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
rage	יֶהֱמָי֑וּן	ye·hĕ·mā·yūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
how Your foes	וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֶ֗יךָ	ū·mə·śan·’e·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8130 hate
have reared	נָ֣שְׂאוּ	nā·śə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
their heads	רֹֽאשׁ׃	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With cunning	יַעֲרִ֣ימוּ	ya·‘ă·rî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6191 be shrewd, crafty
they scheme	ס֑וֹד	sō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5475 council, counsel
against	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Your people	עַ֭מְּךָ	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
and conspire	וְ֝יִתְיָעֲצ֗וּ	wə·yiṯ·yā·‘ă·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3289 advise, counsel
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
those You cherish	צְפוּנֶֽיךָ׃	ṣə·p̄ū·ne·ḵā	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6845 hide, treasure up

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
saying	אָמְר֗וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Come	לְ֭כוּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
let us erase them	וְנַכְחִידֵ֣ם	wə·naḵ·ḥî·ḏêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine plural	H3582 hide, efface
as a nation	מִגּ֑וֹי	mig·gō·w	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
may the name	שֵֽׁם־	šêm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
be remembered	יִזָּכֵ֖ר	yiz·zā·ḵêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
more	עֽוֹד׃	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
with one mind	לֵ֣ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
they plot	נוֹעֲצ֣וּ	nō·w·‘ă·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3289 advise, counsel
together	יַחְדָּ֑ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
they form	יִכְרֹֽתוּ׃	yiḵ·rō·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
an alliance	בְּרִ֣ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
against You	עָ֝לֶ֗יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height