I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
* I will incline mine eare to a parable; I will open my darke ſaying vpon the harpe.
אֹזֶן , feminine noun, ʾozen — an ear (value 58)
H241,
אֹזֶן ʼôzen, o'-zen; from H238; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man):— advertise, audience, displease, ear, hearing, show.ear, as part of the body
ear, as organ of hearing
(subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation
Used in 179 Verses, 26 Books 186  Occurrence Count
חִידָה , feminine noun, hiyda — a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question (value 27)
H2420,
חִידָה chîydâh, khee-daw'; from H2330; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim:—dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question
riddle (dark obscure utterance)
riddle, enigma (to be guessed)
perplexing questions (difficult)
double dealing (with 'havin')
Used in 17 Verses, 9 Books 17  Occurrence Count
כִּנּוֹר , masculine noun, kinnor — a lyre (value 276)
H3658,
כִּנּוֹר kinnôwr, kin-nore'; from a unused root meaning to twang; a harp:—harp.Used in 41 Verses, 11 Books 41  Occurrence Count
מָשָׁל , masculine noun, mashal — a proverb, parable (value 370)
H4912,
מָשָׁל mâshâl, maw-shawl'; apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse):—byword, like, parable, proverb.proverb, parable
proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism
byword
similitude, parable
poem
sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
Used in 39 Verses, 14 Books 39  Occurrence Count
נָטָה , verb, nata — to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend (value 64)
H5186,
נָטָה nâṭâh, naw-taw'; a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows):— afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow
(Qal)
to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer
to spread out, pitch (tent)
to bend, turn, incline
to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down
to bend, bow
to hold out, extend (fig.)
(Niphal) to be stretched out
(Hiphil)
to stretch out
to spread out
to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away
Used in 207 Verses, 26 Books 214  Occurrence Count
פָּתַח , verb, patah — to open (value 488)
H6605,
פָּתַח pâthach, paw-thakh'; a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve:—appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.to open
(Qal) to open
(Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open
(Piel)
to free
to loosen
to open, open oneself
(Hithpael) to loose oneself
to carve, engrave
(Piel) to engrave
(Pual) to be engraved
Used in 133 Verses, 23 Books 140  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 49:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אַטֶּ֣ה לְמָשָׁ֣ל אָזְנִ֑י אֶפְתַּ֥ח בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר חִידָתֽ͏ִי׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| I will incline |
H5186nata |
נָטָה |
64 |
| mine ear |
H241ʾozen |
אֹזֶן |
58 |
| to a parable: |
H4912mashal |
מָשָׁל |
370 |
| I will open |
H6605patah |
פָּתַח |
488 |
| my dark saying |
H2420hiyda |
חִידָה |
27 |
| upon the harp. |
H3658kinnor |
כִּנּוֹר |
276 |
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