Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
* Happy ſhall he be that taketh and daſheth thy little ones againſt † the ſtones.
אָחַז , verb, ʾahaz — to grasp, take hold, take possession (value 16)
H270,
אָחַז ʼâchaz, aw-khaz'; a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession):— be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).grasp, take hold, seize, take possession
(Qal) to grasp, take hold of
(Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled
(Piel) to enclose, overlay
(Hophal) fastened
Used in 63 Verses, 20 Books 67  Occurrence Count
אֵל , preposition, ʾeyl — to, into, towards (value 31)
H413,
אֵל ʼêl, ale; (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ʼel ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:—about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).to, toward, unto (of motion)
into (limit is actually entered)
in among
toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
in addition to, to
concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
according to (rule or standard)
at, by, against (of one's presence)
in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Used in 4202 Verses, 38 Books 5488  Occurrence Count
אֶשֶׁר , masculine noun, ʾesher — happiness, blessedness (value 501)
H835,
אֶשֶׁר ʼesher, eh'-sher; from H833; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!:—blessed, happy.happiness, blessedness
often used as interjection
blessed are
Used in 42 Verses, 9 Books 45  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):—[as such unrepresented in English].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
נָפַץ , verb, nafatz — to shatter (value 220)
H5310,
נָפַץ nâphats, naw-fats'; a primitive root; to dash to pieces, or scatter:—be beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces
(Qal)
to shatter
shattering (infinitive)
(Piel) to dash to pieces
(Pual) to pulverise
to scatter, disperse, overspread, be scattered
(Qal)
to be scattered
dispersed (participle)
Used in 17 Verses, 8 Books 22  Occurrence Count
סֶלַע , masculine noun, selaʿ — a crag, cliff (value 160)
H5553,
סֶלַע çelaʻ, seh'-lah; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress):—(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.crag, cliff, rock
crag, cliff
as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (fig.)
Used in 53 Verses, 17 Books 59  Occurrence Count
עוֹלֵל , masculine noun, ʿoleyl — a child (value 136)
H5768,
עוֹלֵל ʻôwlêl, o-lale'; or עֹלָל ʻôlâl; from H5763; a suckling:—babe, (young) child, infant, little one.Used in 20 Verses, 11 Books 20  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 137:9Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓ז וְנִפֵּ֬ץ אֶֽת־עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ אֶל־הַסָּֽלַע׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Happy |
H835ʾesher |
אֶשֶׁר |
501 |
| shall he be, that taketh |
H270ʾahaz |
אָחַז |
16 |
| and dasheth |
H5310nafatz |
נָפַץ |
220 |
| thy little ones |
H5768ʿoleyl |
עוֹלֵל |
136 |
| against the stones. |
H5553selaʿ |
סֶלַע |
160 |
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