Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
* Let them be aſhamed and confounded together, that ſeeke after my ſoule to deſtroy it: let them be driuen backward, and put to ſhame, that wiſh me euill.
אָחוֹר , substantive, ʾahor — the hind side, back part (value 215)
H268,
אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr, aw-khore'; or (shortened) אָחֹר ʼâchôr ; from H299; the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West:—after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.the back side, the rear
backwards
hereafter (of time)
behind
Used in 41 Verses, 13 Books 41  Occurrence Count
בּוּשׁ , verb, bush — to be ashamed (value 308)
H954,
בּוּשׁ bûwsh, boosh; a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed:—(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed
(Qal)
to feel shame
to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of)
(Piel) to delay (in shame)
(Hiphil)
to put to shame
to act shamefully
to be ashamed
(Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another
Used in 104 Verses, 16 Books 112  Occurrence Count
בָּקַשׁ , verb, bakash — to seek (value 402)
H1245,
בָּקַשׁ bâqash, baw-kash'; a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after:—ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).to seek, require, desire, exact, request
(Piel)
to seek to find
to seek to secure
to seek the face
to desire, demand
to require, exact
to ask, request
(Pual) to be sought
Used in 215 Verses, 33 Books 225  Occurrence Count
חָפֵץ , adjective, hafeytz — delighting in, having pleasure in (value 178)
H2655,
חָפֵץ châphêts, khaw-fates'; from H2654; pleased with:—delight in, desire, favour, please, have pleasure, whosoever would, willing, wish.desiring, delighting in, having pleasure in
Used in 10 Verses, 5 Books 11  Occurrence Count
חָפֵר , verb, hafeyr — to be abashed or ashamed (value 288)
H2659,
חָפֵר châphêr, khaw-fare'; a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H2658 through the idea of detection); to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach:—be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed
(Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed
(Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment
Used in 17 Verses, 6 Books 17  Occurrence Count
יַחַד , adverb, masculine noun, yahad — unitedness (value 22)
H3162,
יַחַד yachad, yakh'-ad; from H3161; properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly:—alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.masculine noun
union, unitedness
adverb
together, altogether, all together, alike
Used in 139 Verses, 21 Books 141  Occurrence Count
כָּלַם , verb, kalam — to be humiliated (value 90)
H3637,
כָּלַם kâlam, kaw-lawm'; a primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult:—be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.to insult, shame, humiliate, blush, be ashamed, be put to shame, be reproached, be put to confusion, be humiliated
(Niphal)
to be humiliated, be ashamed
to be put to shame, be dishonoured, be confounded
(Hiphil)
to put to shame, insult, humiliate, cause shame to
to exhibit shame
(Hophal)
to be insulted, be humiliated
to be put to shame, be dishonoured, be confounded
Used in 38 Verses, 14 Books 38  Occurrence Count
נֶפֶשׁ , feminine noun, nefesh — a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion (value 430)
H5315,
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh'-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
living being
living being (with life in the blood)
the man himself, self, person or individual
seat of the appetites
seat of emotions and passions
activity of mind
dubious
activity of the will
dubious
activity of the character
dubious
Used in 683 Verses, 31 Books 748  Occurrence Count
סוּג , verb, sug — to move away, backslide (value 69)
H5472,
סוּג çûwg, soog; a primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize):—backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).to move, go, turn back, move away, backslide
(Qal) to backslide, prove recreant to
(Niphal)
to turn oneself away, turn back
to be turned or driven back, be repulsed
Used in 14 Verses, 5 Books 14  Occurrence Count
סָפָה , verb, safa — to sweep or snatch away, catch up (value 145)
H5595,
סָפָה çâphâh, saw-faw'; a primitive root; properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish):—add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put.to sweep or snatch away, catch up, destroy, consume
(Qal)
to be snatched away
to sweep or snatch away
(Niphal)
to be swept away, be destroyed
to be caught up, be captured
(Hiphil) to catch up, gather
Used in 20 Verses, 9 Books 20  Occurrence Count
רַע , absolute state masculine plural intensive noun, raʿ — bad, evil (value 270)
H7451,
רַע raʻ, rah; from H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral):—adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, × great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Including feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.)adjective
bad, evil
bad, disagreeable, malignant
bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
evil, displeasing
bad (of its kind - land, water, etc)
bad (of value)
worse than, worst (comparison)
sad, unhappy
evil (hurtful)
bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
in general, of persons, of thoughts
deeds, actions
masculine noun
evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
evil, distress, adversity
evil, injury, wrong
evil (ethical)
feminine noun
evil, misery, distress, injury
evil, misery, distress
evil, injury, wrong
evil (ethical)
Used in 623 Verses, 36 Books 660  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 40:14Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחַד֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Let them be ashamed |
H954bush |
בּוּשׁ |
308 |
| and confounded |
H2659hafeyr |
חָפֵר |
288 |
| together |
H3162yahad |
יַחַד |
22 |
| that seek |
H1245bakash |
בָּקַשׁ |
402 |
| after my soul |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| to destroy |
H5595safa |
סָפָה |
145 |
| it; let them be driven |
H5472sug |
סוּג |
69 |
| backward |
H268ʾahor |
אָחוֹר |
215 |
| and put to shame |
H3637kalam |
כָּלַם |
90 |
| that wish |
H2655hafeytz |
חָפֵץ |
178 |
| me evil. |
H7451raʿ |
רַע |
270 |
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