He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
He will keepe the feet of his ſaints, and the wicked ſhall bee ſilent in darkeneſſe; for by ſtrength ſhall no man preuaile.
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
גָּבַר , verb, gavar — to be strong, mighty (value 205)
H1396,
גָּבַר gâbar, gaw-bar'; a primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently:—exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great
(Qal)
to be strong, mighty
to prevail
(Piel) to make strong, strengthen
(Hiphil)
to confirm, give strength
to confirm (a covenant)
(Hithpael)
to show oneself mighty
to act proudly (toward God)
Used in 24 Verses, 13 Books 25  Occurrence Count
דָּמַם , verb, damam — to be or grow dumb, silent or still (value 84)
H1826,
דָּמַם dâmam, daw-man'; a primitive root (compare H1724, H1820); to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish:—cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb
(Qal)
to be silent
to be still, die
to be struck dumb
(Niphal) to be silenced, be made silent, destroyed
(Poal) to make quiet
(Hiphil) to make silent (cause to die)
Used in 29 Verses, 11 Books 30  Occurrence Count
חָסִיד , adjective, hasiyd — kind, pious (value 82)
H2623,
חָסִיד châçîyd, khaw-seed'; from H2616; properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint):—godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious
kind
pious, godly
faithful ones (subst)
Used in 32 Verses, 8 Books 32  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
כֹּחַ , masculine noun, koah — a small reptile (of unknown species) (value 28)
H3581,
כֹּחַ kôach, ko'-akh; or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ kôwach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard:—ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.strength, power, might
human strength
strength (of angels)
power (of God)
strength (of animals)
strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
Used in 121 Verses, 28 Books 126  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
רֶגֶל , feminine noun, regel — foot (value 233)
H7272,
רֶגֶל regel, reh'-gel; from H7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda:—× be able to endure, × according as, × after, × coming, × follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), × great toe, × haunt, × journey, leg, piss, possession, time.foot
foot, leg
of God (anthropomorphic)
of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table
according to the pace of (with prep)
three times (feet, paces)
Used in 230 Verses, 29 Books 241  Occurrence Count
רָשָׁע , adjective, rashaʿ — wicked, criminal (value 570)
H7563,
רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw'; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.wicked, criminal
guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
wicked (hostile to God)
wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Used in 248 Verses, 20 Books 261  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
| 1 Samuel 2:9Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| רַגְלֵ֤י חסידו יִשְׁמֹ֔ר וּרְשָׁעִ֖ים בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יִדָּ֑מּוּ כִּֽי־לֹ֥א בְכֹ֖חַ יִגְבַּר־אִֽישׁ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He will keep |
H8104shamar |
שָׁמַר |
540 |
| the feet |
H7272regel |
רֶגֶל |
233 |
| of his saints, |
H2623hasiyd |
חָסִיד |
82 |
| and the wicked |
H7563rashaʿ |
רָשָׁע |
570 |
| shall be silent |
H1826damam |
דָּמַם |
84 |
| in darkness; |
H2822hoshekh |
חֹשֶׁךְ |
328 |
| for by strength |
H3581koah |
כֹּחַ |
28 |
| shall no man |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| prevail. |
H1396gavar |
גָּבַר |
205 |
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