Why leap ye, ye high hills?
this is the hill
which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the
LORD will dwell
in it for ever.
Why leape ye, ye high hilles? this is the Hil which God deſireth to dwell in, yea the Lord will dwel in it for euer.
אֱלֹהִים , masculine noun, ʾelohiym — God, god (value 86)
H430,
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.(plural)
rulers, judges
divine ones
angels
gods
(plural intensive - singular meaning)
god, goddess
godlike one
works or special possessions of God
the (true) God
God
Used in 2245 Verses, 35 Books 2582 Occurrence Count
אַף , adverb, conjunction, ʾaf — also, yea (value 81)
H637,
אַף ʼaph, af; a primitive particle; meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though:—also, + although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, + how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.conjunction (denoting addition, especially of something greater)
also, yea, though, so much the more
adverb
furthermore, indeed
Used in 123 Verses, 22 Books 134 Occurrence Count
גַּבְנֹן , masculine noun, gavnon — a peak, rounded summit (value 105)
H1386,
גַּבְנֹן gabnôn, gab-nohn'; from the same as H1384; a hump or peak of hills:—high.peak, rounded summit, a mountain peak
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2 Occurrence Count
הַר , masculine noun, har — mountain, hill, hill country (value 205)
H2022,
הַר har, har; a shortened form of H2042; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively):—hill (country), mount(-ain), × promotion.hill, mountain, hill country, mount
Used in 486 Verses, 35 Books 543 Occurrence Count
חָמַד , feminine noun, verb, hamad — to desire, take pleasure in (value 52)
H2530,
חָמַד châmad, khaw-mad'; a primitive root; to delight in:—beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (× great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).verb
to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in
(Qal) to desire
(Niphal) to be desirable
(Piel) to delight greatly, desire greatly
feminine noun
desirableness, preciousness
Used in 27 Verses, 12 Books 28 Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517 Occurrence Count
יָשַׁב , verb, yashav — to sit, remain, dwell (value 312)
H3427,
יָשַׁב yâshab, yaw-shab'; a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:—(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, × fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, × marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.to dwell, remain, sit, abide
(Qal)
to sit, sit down
to be set
to remain, stay
to dwell, have one's abode
(Niphal) to be inhabited
(Piel) to set, place
(Hiphil)
to cause to sit
to cause to abide, set
to cause to dwell
to cause (cities) to be inhabited
to marry (give an dwelling to)
(Hophal)
to be inhabited
to make to dwell
Used in 977 Verses, 38 Books 1078 Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744 Occurrence Count
נֶצַח , masculine noun, netzah — eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity (value 148)
H5331,
נֶצַח netsach, neh'-tsakh; or נֵצַח nêtsach; from H5329; properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view):—alway(-s), constantly, end, (+ n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.eminence, perpetuity, strength, victory, enduring, everlastingness
eminence
enduring of life
endurance in time, perpetual, continual, unto the end
everlastingness, ever
Used in 42 Verses, 11 Books 42 Occurrence Count
רָצַד , verb, ratzad — to watch (stealthily) (value 294)
H7520,
רָצַד râtsad, raw-tsad'; a primitive root; probably to look askant, i.e. (figuratively) be jealous:—leap.(Piel) to watch stealthily or with envious hostility, watch with enmity, watch with envy
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
שָׁכַן , verb, shakhan — to settle down, abide, dwell (value 370)
H7931,
שָׁכַן shâkan, shaw-kan'; a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging; compare H5531, H7925); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively):—abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside
(Qal)
to settle down to abide
to abide, dwell, reside
(Piel)
to make settle down, establish
to make or cause to dwell
(Hiphil)
to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix
to cause to dwell or abide
Used in 123 Verses, 23 Books 128 Occurrence Count
| Psalm 68:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| לָ֤מָּה ׀ תְּֽרַצְּדוּן֮ הָרִ֪ים גַּבְנֻ֫נִּ֥ים הָהָ֗ר חָמַ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְשִׁבְתּ֑וֹ אַף־יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָנֶֽצַח׃ |
| Verse #14917 (Ch. #546) — 12 words, 49 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Why leap |
H7520ratzad |
רָצַד |
294 |
| ye, ye high |
H1386gavnon |
גַּבְנֹן |
105 |
| hills? |
H2022har |
הַר |
205 |
| this is the hill |
H2022har |
הַר |
205 |
| which God |
H430ʾelohiym |
אֱלֹהִים |
86 |
| desireth |
H2530hamad |
חָמַד |
52 |
| to dwell in; |
H3427yashav |
יָשַׁב |
312 |
| yea, the LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| will dwell |
H7931shakhan |
שָׁכַן |
370 |
| in it for ever. |
H5331netzah |
נֶצַח |
148 |
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