Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 71:3 - Rock
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Be | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
thou | H859 | אַתָּה |
thou and {thee} or (plural) ye and you |
my strong | H6697 | צוּר |
[Noun Masculine] properly a cliff (or sharp {rock} as compressed); generally a rock or boulder; figuratively a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous) |
habitation | H4583 | מָעוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] an {abode} of God (the Tabernacle or the {Temple}) men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence a retreat (asylum) |
whereunto I may continually | H8548 | תָּמִיד |
[Noun Masculine] properly continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially constantly); elliptically the regular (daily) sacrifice |
resort | H935 | בּוֹא |
[Verb] to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
thou | H859 | אַתָּה |
thou and {thee} or (plural) ye and you |
hast given commandment | H6680 | צָוָה |
[Verb] (intensively) to {constitute} enjoin |
to save | H3467 | יָשַׁע |
[Verb] properly to be {open} wide or {free} that {is} (by implication) to be safe; causatively to free or succor |
me for | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
thou | H859 | אַתָּה |
thou and {thee} or (plural) ye and you |
art my rock | H5553 | סֶלַע |
[Noun Masculine] a craggy {rock} literally or figuratively (a fortress) |
and my fortress | H4686 | מָצוּד |
[Noun Feminine] a {net} or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.