Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 39:5 - Vanity
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Behold | H2009 | הִנֵּה |
lo! |
thou hast made | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
my days | H3117 | יוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially) |
as an handbreadth | H2947 | טֵפַח |
[Noun Masculine] a spread of the {hand} that {is} a palm breadth (not |
and mine age | H2465 | חֶלֶד |
[Noun Masculine] life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence the world (as transient) |
is as nothing | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
before | H5048 | נֶגֶד |
[Substitution] a {front} that {is} part opposite; specifically a {counterpart} or mate; usually ({adverbially} especially with preposition) over against or before |
thee verily | H389 | אַךְ |
[Adverb] a particle of {affirmation} surely; hence (by limitation) only |
every | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
man | H120 | אָדָם |
[Noun Masculine] {ruddy} that {is} a human being (an individual or the {species} {mankind } etc.) |
at his best state | H5324 | נָצַב |
[Verb] to {station} in various applications (literally or figuratively) |
is altogether | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
vanity | H1892 | הֶבֶל |
[Noun Masculine] emptiness or vanity; figuratively something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb |
Selah | H5542 | סֶלָה |
[Verb] suspension (of {music}) that {is} pause |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.