Psalms
Psalm 87:4
4“I will mention Rahabb and Babylon
among those who know Me —
along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cushc —
when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
Footnotes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will mention | אַזְכִּ֤יר׀ | ’az·kîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2142 remember |
| Rahab | רַ֥הַב | ra·haḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7293 storm, arrogance |
| and Babylon | וּבָבֶ֗ל | ū·ḇā·ḇel | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| among those who know Me | לְֽיֹ֫דְעָ֥י | lə·yō·ḏə·‘āy | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3045 know |
| along with | הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| Philistia | פְלֶ֣שֶׁת | p̄ə·le·šeṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6429 Philistia |
| Tyre | וְצ֣וֹר | wə·ṣō·wr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6865 Tyre |
| and | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Cush | כּ֑וּשׁ | kūš | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3568 Cush |
| This one | זֶ֝֗ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| was born | יֻלַּד־ | yul·laḏ- | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 19:23–25 · Psalm 45:12 · Psalm 68:31 · Job 9:13 · Psalm 89:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.