< >
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 139:5 - Before
Psalms 139:5 - Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thou hast beset | H6696 | צוּר |
[Verb] to {cramp} that {is} confine (in many {applications} literally and {figuratively} formative or hostile) |
| me behind | H268 | אָחוֹר |
the hinder part; hence (adverbially) {behind} backward; also (as facing north) the West |
| and before | H6924 | קֶדֶם |
[Noun Masculine] the {front} of palce (absolutely the fore {part} relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially ({before } {anciently } eastward) |
| and laid | H7896 | שִׁית |
[Verb] to place (in a very wide application) |
| thine hand | H3709 | כַּף |
[Noun Feminine] the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an {animal} of the {sole} and even of the bowl of a dish or {sling} the handle of a {bolt} the leaves of a palm tree); figuratively power |
| upon | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| me |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.