Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Let them bee as the graſſe vpon the houſe tops: which withereth afore it groweth vp:
גָּג , masculine noun, gag — a roof, a top (value 6)
H1406,
גָּג gâg, gawg; probably by reduplication from H1342; a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar:—roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).roof, top, housetop
roof (of house)
top (of altar of incense)
Used in 27 Verses, 14 Books 30  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
חָצִיר , masculine noun, hatziyr — green grass, herbage (value 308)
H2682,
חָצִיר châtsîyr, khaw-tseer'; perhaps originally the same as H2681, from the greenness of a courtyard; grass; also a leek (collectively):—grass, hay, herb, leek.grass, leek, green grass, herbage
grass
of the quickly perishing (fig.)
Used in 20 Verses, 7 Books 21  Occurrence Count
יָבֵשׁ , verb, yaveysh — to be dry, dried up, or withered (value 312)
H3001,
יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh, yaw-bashe'; a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage):—be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered
(Qal)
to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture
to be dried up
(Piel) to make dry, dry up
(Hiphil)
to dry up, make dry
to dry up (water)
to make dry, wither
to exhibit dryness
Used in 62 Verses, 17 Books 71  Occurrence Count
קַדְמָה , conjunction, feminine noun, kadma — antiquity, former state (value 149)
H6927,
קַדְמָה qadmâh, kad-maw'; from H6923; priority (in time); also used adverbially (before):—afore, antiquity, former (old) estate.antiquity, former state or estate or situation, before, origin
antiquity, beginning, origin
former state or situation
conjunction
before
Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 6  Occurrence Count
שָׁלַף , verb, shalaf — to draw out or off (value 410)
H8025,
שָׁלַף shâlaph, saw-laf'; a primitive root; to pull out, up or off:—draw (off), grow up, pluck off.to draw out or off, take off
(Qal)
to draw out
to draw off
to shoot up, draw out (of blade of grass on roof)
Used in 24 Verses, 10 Books 25  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 129:6Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| יִ֭הְיוּ כַּחֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֑וֹת שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת שָׁלַ֣ף יָבֵֽשׁ׃ |
| Verse #16139 (Ch. #607) — 6 words, 24 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Let them be as the grass |
H2682hatziyr |
חָצִיר |
308 |
| upon the housetops, |
H1406gag |
גָּג |
6 |
| which withereth |
H3001yaveysh |
יָבֵשׁ |
312 |
| afore |
H6927kadma |
קַדְמָה |
149 |
| it groweth up: |
H8025shalaf |
שָׁלַף |
410 |
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