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Psalms 119:50 — Word Study

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WLCזֹ֣את נֶחָמָתִ֣י בְעָנְיִ֑י כִּ֖י אִמְרָתְךָ֣ חִיָּֽתְנִי׃

BSAThiszôʼth [specifically, the fact that you care] is my comfortnechâmâh [consolation, solace] in afflictionʻŏnîy [trouble, misery, hardship] thatkîy Your promiseʼimrâh [word, saying] has given me lifechâyâh [revived me, quickened me, to live]

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Psalms 119:50quick helps
In a sentenceThe psalmist expresses that his comfort during difficult times comes from God's promise, which gives him life.
Who is speakingThe psalmist, reflecting on personal experience.
Where we areIn the midst of affliction, the psalmist finds solace in God's word.
The hard wordנֶחָמָתִי
Take awayGod's promises provide life and comfort in times of trouble.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectזֹאת The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Psalms 119:50

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Context — The Comfort of God's Promisegenerated

49Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
50This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
51The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
52I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.

Psalm 119:50 reveals the psalmist's reliance on God's promise as a source of comfort during affliction. This verse is part of a larger reflection on how God's words provide hope and life, as seen in the surrounding verses. The psalmist contrasts his experience of comfort with the derision faced from the arrogant, emphasizing the importance of divine assurance amidst trials.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Psalm 27:13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
2Psalm 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
3Psalm 42:8–11The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
4Psalm 94:19When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
5Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.

The Key Word נֶחָמָתִי, ne.cha.ma.Tigenerated

The word נֶחָמָה (nechamah) signifies comfort or consolation, derived from the root נָחַם (nacham), which relates to providing solace. In this context, it highlights the emotional relief the psalmist finds in God's promise during hardship.

As a noun in the construct state, it indicates a personal connection to the comfort experienced, emphasizing that this comfort belongs to the psalmist, making it a deeply personal and intimate expression of reliance on God.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The translations agree on the essence of the verse, conveying that God's promise is the source of comfort and life for the psalmist during affliction.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb is חִיָּתְנִי, it has given me life, which governs the entire sentence. The structure consists of a noun phrase indicating the subject, followed by a prepositional phrase that describes the state of affliction, and concludes with a clause that explains the source of comfort.

The Hebrew word order places emphasis on the comfort as the subject, followed by the affliction, and concludes with the promise, highlighting the relationship between these elements.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates נֶחָמָתִי as με, indicating a direct connection to the comfort experienced. This choice reflects a similar understanding of the emotional support derived from God's word.

The Greek term used in the Septuagint aligns with the Hebrew meaning, reinforcing the theme of divine consolation.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Psalm 119:50 expresses that the psalmist finds comfort in God's promise during times of trouble. This comfort gives him life, highlighting the importance of God's words in difficult situations.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does the psalmist mean by 'comfort'?

The psalmist refers to the emotional relief and solace he finds in God's promises during times of hardship.

How does God's promise give life?

God's promise revives and sustains the psalmist, providing hope and strength amidst affliction.

Why is the context of affliction important?

The context emphasizes the contrast between suffering and the comfort derived from faith in God's word.

What can we learn from this verse about dealing with hardship?

We can find solace and strength in God's promises, which can sustain us through difficult times.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways have I experienced comfort from God's promises during my own hardships?
  2. How can I apply the psalmist's reliance on God's word in my life?
  3. What are some specific promises in Scripture that provide me comfort?
  4. How can I support others who are going through affliction, as the psalmist did?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

Early Church Fathers reference this verse to highlight the comfort found in God's word, illustrating its significance in their teachings.

Hilary of PoitiersHOMILY ON Psalms 118 c. 310–367
We are instructed in all this, but the prophet has already experienced it. He says, “This hope has consoled me in my humility, for your word has given me life.” The hope is the hope that God has implanted in him.
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Augustine of HippoExposition on Psalms 119 354–430
"The same is my comfort in my humiliation" [Psalms 119:50]. Namely, that hope which is given to the humble, as the Scripture says: "God resists the proud,
Early Church Fathers on Psalms 119 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Psalms 119:50 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

This [is] my comfort in my affliction,.... David had his afflictions, and so has every good man; none are without; it is the will and pleasure of God that so it should be; and many are their

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me - thy word of promise of salvation has given me life, when I was giving way to despair.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

This, to wit, thy word, as is evident both from the foregoing and following words. Hath quickened me; hath preserved my life in manifold dangers, and hath revived and cheered my spirit.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:50 This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.Ver. 50. This is my comfort] The promises yield strong consolation. Philosophical comforts are of little force, as Plato acknowledgeth, and Cicero bewaileth in his Epistle to Octavius For thy word hath quickened me] When I was at last cast, and drawing my last breath, as it were.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

ZAIN. (50) Comfort.—As in Job 6:10, where the same noun occurs, its only other use. We might render, “This is my comfort, that thy word quickeneth me.”

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 50. This is my comfort] While enduring our harsh captivity, we anticipated our enlargement; and thy word of promise was the means of keeping our souls alive.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

50. This] i.e. Thy word, if the rendering for is retained in the next line. But it is better to render, This is my comfort … that thy word &c. Past experience of the life-giving sustaining power of God’s promise is his comfort in affliction.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This is my comfort in my affliction - Compare Romans 15:4. The word here rendered “comfort” occurs only here and in Job 6:10.

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The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

NETBNew English Translation2006

This is what comforts me in my trouble, for your promise revives me.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.

RVARevised Version, American1894

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath revived me.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

It is my comfort in my trouble: for thy promise hath quickened me.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy *word hath quickened me.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

This [is] my comfort in my affliction, || That Your saying has quickened me.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

This is my comfort in my affliction, that thy promise hath revived me.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

This is my comfort in my affliction: that your promise has kept me alive.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

This is what brings me encouragement in my misery—your promise keeps me going!

BBEBible in Basic English1949

This is my comfort in my trouble; that your sayings have given me life.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clausesubjectזֹ֣אתthisnoun phrase · predicateנֶחָמָתִ֣comfortי[is].myprepositional phrase · prepositionalבְinnoun phraseעָנְיִ֑afflictionיmyכִּ֖י(cmp)clausenoun phrase · subjectאִמְרָתְwordךָ֣yourverbחִיָּֽתְitobjectנִיhas.preserved.me.alive

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text is consistent with the Septuagint in meaning, though the word order differs. The Dead Sea Scrolls contain partial restorations, but the core message of comfort from God's promise remains intact.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

זֹ֣את נֶחָמָתִ֣י בְעָנְיִ֑י כִּ֖י אִמְרָתְךָ֣ חִיָּֽתְנִי׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
זֹ֣אתαὕτηנֶחָמָתִ֣יμεבְעָנְיִ֑יὅτιאִמְרָתְךָ֣με

4 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q89a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

זאות [נחמת׳י] [בעני׳י] [כי] אמרת׳ך חית׳ני

nothing on the leather here — 3 partly restored, 3 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Psalms 119:50זֶהthisthisזֶהנֶחָמָה[is] comfor[is] comfort myנֶחָמָהעֳנִיin afflictiin affliction mעֳנִיכִּיthatthatכִּיאִמְרָהword yourword yourאִמְרָהחָיָהit has presit has preserveחָיָהנחםto be sorrto be sorry: coנחםעָנָהbe occupiebe occupiedעָנָהשֶׂהשֶׂהאֹמֶרwordwordאֹמֶרחָוָהto explainto explainחָוָהתּוֹרָהinstructioinstructionתּוֹרָהשִׁירsongsongשִׁירמָרוֹדwanderingwanderingמָרוֹדחָלַץto rescueto rescueחָלַץיָדַעto knowto knowיָדַעצָרַףto refineto refineצָרַףאָזַןto listento listenאָזַןצְדָקָהrighteousnrighteousnessצְדָקָה
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Psalms 119:50

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

this [is] comfort my in affliction my that word your it has preserved alive me
זֹ֣אתzot this H2063 Particle
604× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means this or that, often used to point out something specific. It appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
specifically, the fact that you care
Tyndale gloss
this
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

זֹאת (zot) is a demonstrative pronoun and adverb meaning 'this' or 'here.' It can stand alone or be used in apposition to a noun, often serving as a predicate. The word can also attach enclitically to interrogative pronouns to add emphasis. In poetry, it may function as a relative pronoun, though this is rare.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

זֶה demonstr.pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here

standing alone

In appos. to subst.

More oft. as pred.

It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.

In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)

With prefixes (in special senses)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2063 זֶה demonstr. pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here . standing alone

. In appos. to subst.

. More oft. as pred.

. It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.

. In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)

. With prefixes (in special senses)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2063 zo'th zothe'

irregular feminine of 2089; this (often used adverb):--

hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she,

so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing),

thus.

see HEBREW for 02089

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זֹאת (zot) — this.

1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, such

1a) (alone)

1a1) this one

1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another

1b) (appos to subst)

1b1) this

1c) (as predicate)

1c1) this, such

1d) (enclitically)

1d1) then

1d2) who, whom

1d3) how now, what now

1d4) what now

1d5) wherefore now

1d6) behold here

1d7) just now

1d8) now, now already

1e) (poetry)

1e1) wherein, which, those who

1f) (with prefixes)

1f1) in this (place) here, then

1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter

1f3) thus and thus

1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus

1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side

1f6) on this account

1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Pron — Particle
HTm
this [is] comfort my in affliction my that word your it has preserved alive me
נֶחָמָתִ֣יne.cha.ma.Ti [is] comfort my H5165 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means comfort or consolation, describing a feeling of solace or relief. It is about providing support or reassurance.
Amplified meaning
consolation, solace
Tyndale gloss
comfort
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נֶחָמָה (nechamah) means 'comfort' or 'consolation.' It is derived from the root נָחַם (nacham), which relates to the idea of providing solace. The entries consistently emphasize its meaning as comfort without significant variation.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[נֶחָמָה] n.f. comfort

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5165 נֶחָמָה

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5165 nechamah nekh-aw-maw'

from 5162; consolation:--comfort.

see HEBREW for 05162

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נֶחָמָה (ne.cha.mah) — comfort.

comfort

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp1bs
this [is] comfort my in affliction my that word your it has preserved alive me
בְעָנְיִ֑יve.'a.ne.Yi in affliction my H6040 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
36× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means affliction or misery, describing a state of trouble or hardship, as seen in the experiences of the Israelites in the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
trouble, misery, hardship
Tyndale gloss
affliction
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עֳנִי (oniy) refers to affliction, poverty, and misery. It is derived from the root word עָנָה (H6031), which relates to depression or trouble. The entries consistently emphasize its meanings related to suffering and hardship.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֳנִי n.m. affliction, poverty

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6040 עֳנִי affliction, poverty

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6040 `oniy on-ee'

from 6031; depression, i.e. misery: --afflicted(-ion),

trouble.

see HEBREW for 06031

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֳנִי (o.ni) — affliction.

1) affliction, poverty, misery

1a) affliction

1b) poverty

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HR/Ncmsc/Sp1bs
this [is] comfort my in affliction my that word your it has preserved alive me
כִּ֖יki that H3588 Particle
4,483× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Tyndale gloss
for
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כִּי (ki) is a conjunction primarily meaning 'that,' 'for,' or 'when.' It indicates causal relationships and can express conditions like 'if' or 'though.' The word is versatile, appearing in various contexts to convey certainty, exception, or concession. Notably, it can combine with other particles to modify its meaning, such as in the phrase כִּי אם־ (ki im), meaning 'that if.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי conj. that, for, when

that

Of time, when, of the past

elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

Because, since

base

כִּי אם־

each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:

that if

for if

(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—

limiting the prec. clause, except

the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

after an oath, surely

base

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that

. . Of time, when, of the past

. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

. Because, since

H3588b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if

. for if

. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except

. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

. after an oath, surely

H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3588 kiy 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.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כִּי (ki) — for.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

1f) but rather, but

1g) except that

1h) only, nevertheless

1i) surely

1j) that is

1k) but if

1l) for though

1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.

1) except if

1a) but if

1b) even though

כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) — for as that: since.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj — Particle
HTc
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
this [is] comfort my in affliction my that word your it has preserved alive me
אִמְרָתְךָ֣'im.ra.te.Kha word your H565 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
37× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a threat or warning, often from God. It appears in the context of judgement or punishment. The KJV translates it as commandment, speech, or word.
Amplified meaning
word, saying
Tyndale gloss
word
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אִמְרָה (imrah) refers to an utterance, speech, or word, and can denote a word of God, including commands and promises. It also has a connotation of a threat, particularly in the context of divine judgment. The term is feminine and is derived from a related root, אֶמְרָה (emrah), which shares similar meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[אִמְרָה] n.f. utternace, speech, word

base

[אֶמְרָה] n.f. id. [a.ea.ac] La 2:17.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H565a אִמְרָה utternace, speech, word H565b אֶמְרָה id. [565a]

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

565 'imrah im-raw'

or memrah {em-raw'}; feminine of 561, and meaning the

same:--commandment, speech, word.

see HEBREW for 0561

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אִמְרָה (im.rah) — word.

1) utterance, speech, word

1a) word of God (command and promise)

אֶמְרָה (im.rah) — threat.

threat (of judgement from God)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp2ms
this [is] comfort my in affliction my that word your it has preserved alive me
חִיָּֽתְנִי׃chi.Ya.te.ni it has preserved alive me H2421 Verb piel perfect third person feminine singular · suffix
282× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To live or have life is the meaning of this Hebrew word, which can also mean to revive or be quickened. It is used in the Bible to describe God's power to sustain life and restore people to health, as seen in the stories of the prophets and Jesus' miracles.
Amplified meaning
revived me, quickened me, to live
Tyndale gloss
to live
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חָיָה (chayah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to live or have life, encompassing both literal and figurative senses. It includes various nuances such as reviving, preserving life, and restoring health. The entries detail its use in different stems, with Qal focusing on living and being quickened, while Piel and Hiphil emphasize giving life and reviving. No specific verse references are provided.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חָיָה 283 vb. live

Qal 203

live

be quickened, revive

Pi.

preserve alive, let live

give life

quicken, revive, refresh

Hiph.

preserve alive, let live

quicken, revive

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2421 חָיָה live .. live

. be quickened, revive

. . preserve alive, let live

. give life

. quicken, revive, refresh

. . preserve alive, let live

. quicken, revive

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2421 chayah khaw-yaw'

a primitive root (compare 2331, 2421); to live, whether

literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive:--keep

(leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let,

suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken,

recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (X God) save

(alive, life, lives), X surely, be whole.

see HEBREW for 02331

see HEBREW for 02421

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חָיָה (cha.yah) — to live.

1) to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to live

1a1a) to have life

1a1b) to continue in life, remain alive

1a1c) to sustain life, to live on or upon

1a1d) to live (prosperously)

1a2) to revive, be quickened

1a2a) from sickness

1a2b) from discouragement

1a2c) from faintness

1a2d) from death

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to preserve alive, let live

1b2) to give life

1b3) to quicken, revive, refresh

1b3a) to restore to life

1b3b) to cause to grow

1b3c) to restore

1b3d) to revive

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to preserve alive, let live

1c2) to quicken, revive

1c2a) to restore (to health)

1c2b) to revive

1c2c) to restore to life

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Piel-Perf-3fs | Suff — Verb piel perfect third person feminine singular · suffix
HVpp3fs/Sp1bs
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