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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 137:8 - Stones
Psalms 137:8 - O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| O daughter | H1323 | בַּת |
[Noun Feminine] a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of {relationship} literally and figuratively) |
| of Babylon | H894 | בָּבֶל |
[Proper Name Location] confusion; Babel (that {is} {Babylon}) including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire |
| who art to be destroyed | H7703 | שָׁדַד |
[Verb] properly to be {burly} that {is} (figuratively) powerful (passively impregnable); by implication to ravage |
| happy | H835 | אֶשֶׁר |
[Noun Masculine] happiness; only in masculine plural construction as {interjection} how happy! |
| shall he be that rewardeth | H7945 | שֶׁל |
used with prepositional {prefix} and often followed by some pronoun affixed; on account {of} what {soever} which soever |
| thee as | H854 | אֵת |
[Preposition] properly nearness (used only as a preposition or {adverb}) near; hence generally {with} by: {at} {among } etc. |
| thou hast served | H7945 | שֶׁל |
used with prepositional {prefix} and often followed by some pronoun affixed; on account {of} what {soever} which soever |
| us |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.