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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 55:6 - Dove
Psalms 55:6 - And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And I said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
Oh that | H4310 | מִי |
also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix |
I had | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
wings | H83 | אֵבֶר |
[Noun Masculine] a pinion |
like a dove | H3123 | יוֹנָה |
[Noun Feminine] a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) |
for then would I fly away | H5774 | עוּף |
[Verb] to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from H5775) to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning) |
and be at rest | H7931 | שָׁכַן |
[Verb] compare H5531 and H7925); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.