Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Keepe me as the apple of the eye: hide mee vnder the ſhadowe of thy wings,
אִישׁוֹן , masculine noun, ʾiyshon — the pupil (of the eye) (value 367)
H380,
אִישׁוֹן ʼîyshôwn, ee-shone'; diminutive from H376; the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night):—apple (of the eye), black, obscure.pupil of the eye
middle of the night (that is the deepest blackness)
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
בַּת , feminine noun, proper feminine noun, bat — daughter (value 402)
H1323,
בַּת bath, bath; from H1129 (as feminine of H1121); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively):—apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, × first, × old, owl, town, village.feminine noun
daughter
daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin
as polite address
proper feminine noun
as designation of women of a particular place
as personification
daughter-villages
description of character
young women, women
Used in 498 Verses, 34 Books 583  Occurrence Count
כָּנָף , feminine noun, kanaf — wing, extremity (value 150)
H3671,
כָּנָף kânâph, kaw-nawf'; from H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:— bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, (one an-) other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt
wing
extremity
skirt, corner (of garment)
Used in 85 Verses, 22 Books 108  Occurrence Count
סָתַר , verb, satar — to hide, conceal (value 660)
H5641,
סָתַר çâthar, saw-thar'; a primitive root; to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively:—be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, × surely.to hide, conceal
(Niphal)
to hide oneself
to be hidden, be concealed
(Piel) to hide carefully
(Pual) to be hidden carefully, be concealed
(Hiphil) to conceal, hide
(Hithpael) to hide oneself carefully
Used in 80 Verses, 18 Books 80  Occurrence Count
עַיִן , masculine/feminine noun, ʿayin — an eye (value 130)
H5869,
עַיִן ʻayin, ah'-yin; probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape):—affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, colour, conceit, be content, countenance, displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), × him, humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), × me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, regard, resemblance, sight, × thee, × them, + think, × us, well, × you(-rselves).eye
eye
of physical eye
as showing mental qualities
of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
spring, fountain
Used in 827 Verses, 37 Books 882  Occurrence Count
צֵל , masculine noun, tzeyl — a shadow (value 120)
H6738,
צֵל tsêl, tsale; from H6751; shade, whether literal or figurative:—defence, shade(-ow).shadow, shade
shadow (on dial)
shadow, shade (as protection)
shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)
Used in 47 Verses, 15 Books 49  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַר , verb, shamar — to keep, watch, preserve (value 540)
H8104,
שָׁמַר shâmar, shaw-mar'; a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:—beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).to keep, guard, observe, give heed
(Qal)
to keep, have charge of
to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
watch, watchman (participle)
to watch for, wait for
to watch, observe
to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
to keep (within bounds), restrain
to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
to keep, preserve, protect
to keep, reserve
(Niphal)
to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
to be kept, be guarded
(Piel) to keep, pay heed
(Hithpael) to keep oneself from
Used in 440 Verses, 31 Books 466  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 17:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| שָׁ֭מְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן בַּת־עָ֑יִן בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Keep |
H8104shamar |
שָׁמַר |
540 |
| me as the apple |
H380ʾiyshon |
אִישׁוֹן |
367 |
| of the eye, |
H1323bat |
בַּת |
402 |
| hide |
H5641satar |
סָתַר |
660 |
| me under the shadow |
H6738tzeyl |
צֵל |
120 |
| of thy wings, |
H3671kanaf |
כָּנָף |
150 |
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