If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
* If I ſay, Surely the darkenes ſhall couer me: euen the night ſhall bee light about me.
אוֹר , feminine noun, ʾor — a light (value 207)
H216,
אוֹר ʼôwr, ore; from H215; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.):—bright, clear, day, light (-ning), morning, sun.light
light of day
light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars)
day-break, dawn, morning light
daylight
lightning
light of lamp
light of life
light of prosperity
light of instruction
light of face (fig.)
Jehovah as Israel's light
Used in 110 Verses, 21 Books 120  Occurrence Count
אַךְ , adverb, ʾakh — surely, howbeit (value 21)
H389,
אַךְ ʼak, ak; akin to H403; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only:—also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, wherefore, yet (but).indeed, surely (emphatic)
howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive)
Used in 157 Verses, 25 Books 161  Occurrence Count
אָמַר , verb, ʾamar — to utter, say (value 241)
H559,
אָמַר ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, × expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.to say, speak, utter
(Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
(Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
(Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
(Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Used in 4337 Verses, 39 Books 5291  Occurrence Count
בְּעַד , preposition, bəʿad — away from, behind, about, on behalf of (value 76)
H1157,
בְּעַד beʻad, beh-ad'; from H5704 with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.:—about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about
through (of action)
behind (with verbs of shutting)
about (with verbs of fencing)
on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael)
Used in 81 Verses, 24 Books 92  Occurrence Count
חֹשֶׁךְ , masculine noun, hoshekh — darkness, obscurity (value 328)
H2822,
חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek, kho-shek'; from H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness:—dark(-ness), night, obscurity.darkness, obscurity
darkness
secret place
Used in 77 Verses, 18 Books 80  Occurrence Count
לַיִל , masculine noun, layil — night (value 70)
H3915,
לַיִל layil, lah'-yil; or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל lêyl; also לַיְלָה laylâh; from the same as H3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity:—(mid-)night (season).night
night (as opposed to day)
of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)
Used in 223 Verses, 30 Books 232  Occurrence Count
שׁוּף , verb, shuf — to bruise (value 386)
H7779,
שׁוּף shûwph, shoof; a primitive root; properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm:—break, bruise, cover.to bruise, crush, gape upon, desire?, seize?, strike out?
(Qal) to fall upon, bruise
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 4  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 139:11Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וָ֭אֹמַר אַךְ־חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה א֣וֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃ |
| Verse #16251 (Ch. #617) — 7 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| If I say, |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| Surely the darkness |
H2822hoshekh |
חֹשֶׁךְ |
328 |
| shall cover |
H7779shuf |
שׁוּף |
386 |
| me; even the night |
H3915layil |
לַיִל |
70 |
| shall be light |
H216ʾor |
אוֹר |
207 |
| about me. |
H1157bəʿad |
בְּעַד |
76 |
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