For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
For † as the heauen is high aboue the earth: ſo great is his mercy toward them that feare him.
אֶרֶץ , feminine noun, ʾeretz — earth, land (value 291)
H776,
אֶרֶץ ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.land, earth
earth
whole earth (as opposed to a part)
earth (as opposed to heaven)
earth (inhabitants)
land
country, territory
district, region
tribal territory
piece of ground
land of Canaan, Israel
inhabitants of land
Sheol, land without return, (under) world
city (-state)
ground, surface of the earth
ground
soil
(in phrases)
people of the land
space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
(almost wholly late in usage)
lands, countries
often in contrast to Canaan
Used in 2190 Verses, 39 Books 2498  Occurrence Count
גָּבַהּ , verb, gavahh — locust (value 10)
H1361,
גָּבַהּ gâbahh, gaw-bah'; a primitive root; to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty:—exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.to be high, be exalted
(Qal)
to be high, lofty, tall
to be exalted
to be lofty
to be lofty (of Jehovah's ways - good sense)
to be haughty, be arrogant (bad sense)
(Hiphil) to make high, exalt
Used in 33 Verses, 10 Books 34  Occurrence Count
גָּבַר , verb, gavar — to be strong, mighty (value 205)
H1396,
גָּבַר gâbar, gaw-bar'; a primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently:—exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great
(Qal)
to be strong, mighty
to prevail
(Piel) to make strong, strengthen
(Hiphil)
to confirm, give strength
to confirm (a covenant)
(Hithpael)
to show oneself mighty
to act proudly (toward God)
Used in 24 Verses, 13 Books 25  Occurrence Count
חֶסֶד , masculine noun, hesed — goodness, kindness (value 72)
H2617,
חֶסֶד cheçed, kheh'-sed; from H2616; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subjectively) beauty:—favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.goodness, kindness, faithfulness
a reproach, shame
Used in 241 Verses, 28 Books 247  Occurrence Count
יָרֵא , adjective, yareyʾ — afraid, fearful (value 211)
H3373,
יָרֵא yârêʼ, yaw-ray'; from H3372; fearing; morally, reverent:—afraid, fear (-ful).fearing, reverent, afraid
Used in 54 Verses, 14 Books 54  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַיִם , masculine noun, shamayim — heaven, sky (value 390)
H8064,
שָׁמַיִם shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).heaven, heavens, sky
visible heavens, sky
as abode of the stars
as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
Heaven (as the abode of God)
Used in 395 Verses, 33 Books 413  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 103:11Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כִּ֤י כִגְבֹ֣הַּ שָׁ֭מַיִם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ גָּבַ֥ר חַ֝סְדּ֗וֹ עַל־יְרֵאָֽיו׃ |
| Verse #15561 (Ch. #581) — 9 words, 30 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| For as the heaven |
H8064shamayim |
שָׁמַיִם |
390 |
| is high above |
H1361gavahh |
גָּבַהּ |
10 |
| the earth, |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| so great |
H1396gavar |
גָּבַר |
205 |
| is his mercy |
H2617hesed |
חֶסֶד |
72 |
| toward them that fear him. |
H3373yareyʾ |
יָרֵא |
211 |
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