Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
* Out of the mouth of babes and ſucklings haſt thou † ordained ſtrength, becauſe of thine enemies, that thou mighteſt ſtill the enemie and the auenger.
אֹיֵב , substantive, ʾoyeyv — enemy, foe (value 13)
H341,
אֹיֵב ʼôyêb, o-yabe'; or (fully) אוֹיֵב ʼôwyêb; active participle of H340; hating; an adversary:—enemy, foe.(Qal) enemy
personal
national
Used in 275 Verses, 28 Books 282  Occurrence Count
יָנַק , verb, yanak — to suck (value 160)
H3243,
יָנַק yânaq, yaw-nak'; a primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk:—milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).to suckle, nurse, suck
(Qal)
to suck
suckling, babe (subst)
(Hiphil)
to give suck to, nurse
nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle)
Used in 30 Verses, 15 Books 32  Occurrence Count
יָסַד , verb, yasad — to establish, found, fix (value 74)
H3245,
יָסַד yâçad, yaw-sad'; a primitive root; to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult:—appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, × sure.to found, fix, establish, lay foundation
(Qal) to found, establish, begin
(Niphal)
to fix or seat themselves close together, sit in conclave
to be founded
(Piel)
to found
to establish, appoint, ordain
(Pual) to be founded, be laid
(Hophal) to be founded
Used in 41 Verses, 16 Books 42  Occurrence Count
מַעַן , preposition, substantive, maʿan — purpose, intent (value 160)
H4616,
מַעַן maʻan, mah'-an; from H6030; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that:—because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to, ... 's sake), + lest, that, to.purpose, intent
preposition
for the sake of
in view of, on account of
for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to
conjunction
to the end that
Used in 252 Verses, 29 Books 268  Occurrence Count
נָקַם , verb, nakam — to avenge, take vengeance (value 190)
H5358,
נָקַם nâqam, naw-kam'; a primitive root; to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish:—avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), × surely, take vengeance.to avenge, take vengeance, revenge, avenge oneself, be avenged, be punished
(Qal)
to avenge, take vengeance
to entertain revengeful feelings
(Niphal)
to avenge oneself
to suffer vengeance
(Piel) to avenge
(Hophal) to be avenged, vengeance be taken (for blood)
(Hithpael) to avenge oneself
Used in 31 Verses, 15 Books 34  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
עֹז , masculine noun, ʿoz — strength, might (value 77)
H5797,
עֹז ʻôz, oze; or (fully) עוֹז ʻôwz; from H5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise):—boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.might, strength
material or physical
personal or social or political
Used in 91 Verses, 18 Books 92  Occurrence Count
פֶּה , masculine noun, peh — mouth (value 85)
H6310,
פֶּה peh, peh; from H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to:—accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), × eat, edge, end, entry, file, hole, × in, mind, mouth, part, portion, × (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, × spoken, talk, tenor, × to, two-edged, wish, word.(peh) mouth
mouth (of man)
mouth (as organ of speech)
mouth (of animals)
mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
extremity, end
(pim) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1 Sa. 13:21
Used in 459 Verses, 35 Books 494  Occurrence Count
צָרַר , verb, tzarar — to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped (value 490)
H6887,
צָרַר tsârar, tsaw-rar'; a primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive:—adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound
(Qal)
to bind, tie up, shut up
to be scant, be cramped, be in straits
(Pual) to be bound, be tied up
(Hiphil)
to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon
to suffer distress
to show hostility toward, vex
(Qal)
to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass
vexer, harasser (participle)
Used in 52 Verses, 20 Books 53  Occurrence Count
שָׁבַת , verb, shavat — to cease, desist, rest (value 702)
H7673,
שָׁבַת shâbath, shaw-bath'; a primitive root; to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific):—(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.to cease, desist, rest
(Qal)
to cease
to rest, desist (from labour)
(Niphal) to cease
(Hiphil)
to cause to cease, put an end to
to exterminate, destroy
to cause to desist from
to remove
to cause to fail
(Qal) to keep or observe the sabbath
Used in 67 Verses, 19 Books 71  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 8:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מִפִּ֤י עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים ׀ וְֽיֹנְקִים֮ יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫ עֹ֥ז לְמַ֥עַן צוֹרְרֶ֑יךָ לְהַשְׁבִּ֥ית א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃ |
| Verse #14015 (Ch. #486) — 10 words, 47 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Out of the mouth |
H6310peh |
פֶּה |
85 |
| of babes |
H5768ʿoleyl |
עוֹלֵל |
136 |
| and sucklings |
H3243yanak |
יָנַק |
160 |
| hast thou ordained |
H3245yasad |
יָסַד |
74 |
| strength |
H5797ʿoz |
עֹז |
77 |
| because of thine enemies, |
H6887tzarar |
צָרַר |
490 |
| that thou mightest still |
H7673shavat |
שָׁבַת |
702 |
| the enemy |
H341ʾoyeyv |
אֹיֵב |
13 |
| and the avenger. |
H5358nakam |
נָקַם |
190 |
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