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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 18:4 - Death
Psalms 18:4 - The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The sorrows | H2256 | חֶבֶל |
[Noun Masculine] a rope (as {twisted }) especially a measuring line; by implication a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin |
| of death | H4194 | מָוֶת |
[Noun Masculine] death (natural or violent); concretely the {dead} their place or state (hades); figuratively {pestilence} ruin |
| compassed | H661 | אָפַף |
[Verb] to surround |
| me and the floods | H5158 | נַחַל |
[Noun Masculine] a {stream} especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) |
| of ungodly men | H1100 | בְּלִיַּעַל |
[Noun Masculine] without {profit} worthlessness; by extension {destruction} wickedness (often in connection with {H376 } {H802 } {H1121 } etc.) |
| made me afraid | H1204 | בָּעַת |
[Verb] to fear |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.