Psalms

Psalm 83:2–8

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—

⁶the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

of Moab and the Hagrites,

⁷of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek,

of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

⁸Even Assyria has joined them,

lending strength to the sons of Lot.

Selah

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the tents	אָהֳלֵ֣י	’ā·ho·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H168 tent
of Edom	אֱ֭דוֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
and the Ishmaelites	וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים	wə·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3459 Jishmaelite
of Moab	מוֹאָ֥ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and the Hagrites	וְהַגְרִֽים׃	wə·haḡ·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H1905 Hagrite

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Gebal	גְּבָ֣ל	gə·ḇāl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1381 Gebal
Ammon	וְ֭עַמּוֹן	wə·‘am·mō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5983 Ammon
and Amalek	וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק	wa·‘ă·mā·lêq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6002 Amalek
Philistia	פְּ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת	pə·le·šeṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6429 Philistia
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the people	יֹ֥שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Tyre	צֽוֹר׃	ṣō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
Assyria	אַ֭שּׁוּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
has joined	נִלְוָ֣ה	nil·wāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3867 join
them	עִמָּ֑ם	‘im·mām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5973 with
lending	הָ֤י֥וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
strength	זְר֖וֹעַ	zə·rō·w·a‘	Noun - feminine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
to the sons	לִבְנֵי־	liḇ·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Lot	ל֣וֹט	lō·wṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3876 Lot
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up