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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 139:11 - Darkness
Psalms 139:11 - If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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If I say | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
Surely | H389 | אַךְ |
[Adverb] a particle of {affirmation} surely; hence (by limitation) only |
the darkness | H2822 | חֹשֶׁךְ |
[Noun Masculine] the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively {misery} destruction: {death} ignorance: {sorrow} wickedness |
shall cover | H7779 | שׁוּף |
[Verb] properly to {gape} that {is} snap at; figuratively to overwhelm |
me even the night | H3915 | לַיִל |
[Noun Masculine] properly a twist (away of the {light}) that {is} night; figuratively adversity |
shall be light | H216 | אוֹר |
[Noun Feminine] illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every {sense} including {lightning} {happiness } etc.) |
about | H1157 | בְּעַד |
[Preposition] in up to or over against; generally {at} beside: {among} behind: {for} etc. |
me |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.