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Psalms 73:14 — Word Study

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WLCוָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃

BSAFor I amhâyâh afflictednâgaʻ [troubled, plagued] all day longkôl [every morning, daily] and punished every morningtôwkêchâh [chastened, rebuked, at the break of day, in the morning hours]

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Psalms 73:14quick helps
In a sentenceThe psalmist expresses ongoing suffering and daily chastisement.
Who is speakingThe psalmist, reflecting on his own afflictions.
Where we areIn a lament about the struggles of maintaining faith amidst suffering.
The hard wordנָ֭גוּעַ
Take awayThe experience of pain is constant and relentless.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbהָיָה 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 73:14

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Context — The Struggles of the Righteousgenerated

13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
14For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
15If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
16When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

Psalm 73:14 captures the psalmist's deep sense of affliction and punishment, reflecting a struggle to reconcile his faith with his painful experiences. This lament is part of a larger discourse on the trials faced by the righteous, as seen in the preceding and following verses. The psalmist feels that despite his efforts to remain pure, he is continually suffering, leading him to question the justice of his situation and the fate of the wicked.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Psalm 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
2Psalm 94:12Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
3Job 7:3–4So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me.
4Job 10:3–17Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
5Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me— water that is not there.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 8 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word נָ֭גוּעַ, Na.gu.a'generated

The word נָגַע (na.ga`) is a participle that conveys the sense of being stricken or afflicted. It originates from the root meaning to touch or strike, and in this context, it emphasizes the psalmist's ongoing suffering. The passive form indicates that he is the recipient of this affliction, underscoring his vulnerability.

This word is often used in contexts of physical or emotional pain, and here it reflects the psalmist's feelings of being overwhelmed by his circumstances. The choice of this word highlights the intensity and continuity of his suffering throughout the day.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as 'For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.' The BSB is consistent with the KJV and ASV, both of which also use 'afflicted' and 'punished' to convey the psalmist's experience.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The finite verb וָאֱהִ֣י (va.e.Hi) governs the sentence, indicating the state of being of the subject. The structure includes a participial phrase describing the state of being stricken and two noun phrases that elaborate on the duration and frequency of the affliction.

The sentence is structured to emphasize the ongoing nature of the psalmist's suffering, with 'all day long' and 'every morning' serving to reinforce the relentless cycle of his experience.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates נָגַע as μεμαστιγωμένος (memastigōmenos), which means 'scourged' or 'whipped.' This choice indicates a more intense form of suffering, suggesting not just passive affliction but active punishment.

This translation reflects an interpretation that emphasizes the severity of the psalmist's experience, aligning with the emotional weight of the Hebrew text.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Psalm 73:14 expresses the psalmist's feelings of being stricken and punished every day. He feels that despite his efforts to keep his heart pure, he is constantly suffering. This verse highlights the struggle of maintaining faith in the face of ongoing trials and the emotional weight of feeling punished.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean to be 'afflicted all day long'?

It signifies a continual state of suffering or distress that the psalmist experiences throughout the day.

Why does the psalmist feel punished every morning?

The mention of punishment every morning indicates a fresh start to his suffering each day, emphasizing the relentless nature of his affliction.

How does this verse relate to the overall theme of Psalm 73?

This verse captures the tension between the psalmist's faithfulness and the reality of his suffering, reflecting a broader theme of questioning God's justice in the face of personal trials.

What can we learn from the psalmist's lament?

The psalmist's lament teaches us that it is natural to express our struggles and feelings of affliction to God, and that such honesty is part of a faithful relationship with Him.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways have I experienced ongoing struggles in my own life?
  2. How can I find comfort in my afflictions, knowing that others have felt the same way?
  3. What does it mean for me to trust God during times of suffering?
  4. How can I support others who are going through similar trials?

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

Augustine of Hippo references this verse to illustrate the ongoing struggles of the faithful, highlighting the contrast between their afflictions and the honor given to the unrighteous.

Augustine of HippoExposition on Psalms 73 354–430
"And I have been scourged all the day long" [Psalms 73:14]. From me the scourges of God do not depart. I serve well, and I am scourged; he serves not, and is honoured.
Early Church Fathers on Psalms 73 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Psalms 73:14 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

For all the day long have I been plagued,.... "Smitten or scourged" (p), as in Psalms 73:5, that is, afflicted of God; which is no ways inconsistent with his love, nor with his covenant, nor with an

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

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. -The mental conflict which resulted in the Psalmist's mind from the anomalous prosperity of sinners. Verse 12.

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

Whilst their ungodliness hath been attended with constant prosperity, my piety hath been exercised with continual afflictions.

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

Psalms 73:14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.Ver. 14. For all the day long have I been plagued] God’ s best-beloved are most afflicted, neither have any out of hell ever suffered more than the heirs of heaven. See my treatise called God’ s Love tokens. And chastened every morning] Singulis matufinis, I am no sooner awake than some new misery seizeth me, quasi egisset excubias, as if it had laid wait for me.

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

(11-14) The mutual relation of these verses has been the subject of many conflicting opinions. The following is the arrangement that seems preferable— “And people say, How shall God know? And does the Most High take notice of it? Lo! there are wicked men, And yet, always at ease, they amass riches. It is in vain then that I have kept my heart pure. And washed my hands in innocence; For I have been plagued every day, And my punishments (come) every morning.” —this reflection being put into the mouth of the public who are onlookers at the career of these timeservers. But the poet immediately goes on to disclaim it for himself.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 14. For all the day long have I been plagued] Far from enjoying worldly prosperity, we are not only poor, but we are afflicted also; and every succeeding day brings with it some new trouble.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

14. For &c.] Apparently the recompence of his piety has been continual chastisement. The wicked are not plagued (Psalms 73:5), but for him there has been constant renewal of divinely inflicted sufferings. Cp. Psalms 39:10-11; Job 7:18.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For all the day long - Continually. All my life. Have I been plagued - Smitten; afflicted; troubled. My life has been a life of trial. I have not known prosperity.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 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

For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

NETBNew English Translation2006

I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.”

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning.

RVARevised Version, American1894

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

For all the day long have I been afflicted, and chastened every morning.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

For dayly haue I bene punished, and chastened euery morning.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

For all the day have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And I am plagued all the day, And my reproof [is] every morning.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And I am plagued all the day, || And my reproof—every morning.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

While I was afflicted all the day, and my chastisement [came] every morning.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

For all the day long I have been afflicted and disciplined every morning.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Thou hast broken the heads of the dragon: thou hast given him to be meat for the people of the Ethiopians.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

I'm cursed with suffering all day long; every morning I'm punished.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment.

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.

וָandclauseverbאֱהִ֣יI.have.beenadjective phrase · objectclauseverbנָ֭גוּעַstrickennoun phrase · adverbialכָּלallnoun phraseהַtheיּ֑וֹםdayוְ֝andclausenoun phrase · subjectתוֹכַחְתִּ֗rebukeיmyprepositional phrase · predicateלַ[hasnoun phrasebeen]בְּקָרִֽיםto.the.mornings

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


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

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree in their wording for this verse, with no significant variations noted. Both texts convey the psalmist's ongoing affliction and punishment, maintaining the same core meaning.

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

וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וָאֱהִ֣יἐγενόμηνנָ֭גוּעַμεμαστιγωμένοςכָּל־ὅληνהַיּ֑וֹםἡμέρανוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יμουלַבְּקָרִֽים׃εἰς

6 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.

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 73:14הָיָהand I have and I have beenהָיָהנָגַעstrickenstrickenנָגַעכֹּלallallכֹּליוֹםthe daythe dayיוֹםתּוֹכֵחָהand rebuke and rebuke myתּוֹכֵחָהבֹּ֫קֶר[has been] [has been] to tבֹּ֫קֶרכָּלַלto perfectto perfectכָּלַליָכַחto rebuketo rebukeיָכַחבָּקַרto enquireto enquireבָּקַרהָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאטָמֵאuncleanuncleanטָמֵאנְבֵלָהcarcasscarcassנְבֵלָהעֵדָהcongregaticongregationעֵדָהעֲבֹדָהserviceserviceעֲבֹדָהשְׁבִיעִיseventhseventhשְׁבִיעִישַׁבָּתSabbathSabbathשַׁבָּתמוּסָרdisciplinedisciplineמוּסָרחֵמָהragerageחֵמָהשָׁכַםto riseto riseשָׁכַםעֶ֫רֶבeveningeveningעֶ֫רֶב
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 73:14

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.

and I have been stricken all the day and rebuke my [has been] to the mornings
וָאֱהִ֣יva.'e.Hi and I have been H1961 Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect first person common singular
3,562× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Tyndale gloss
to be
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be

Qal

Fall out, happen

occur, take place, come about, come to pass

esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass

וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

Come into being, become

abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

sq. prep.

become

sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

sq. pred. adj.

become like

sq. pred. לְ pers.

sq. לְ pred.

oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.

with עַל and לְ

sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)

exist, be in existence

abide, remain, continue

with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie

as copula, joining subj. & pred.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen

. occur, take place, come about, come to pass

. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

. sq. prep.

. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

. sq. pred. adj.

. become like

. sq. pred. + לְ pers.

. sq. לְ pred.

. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.

. with עַל and לְ

. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence

. abide, remain, continue

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1961 hayah haw-yaw

a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,

come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or

auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,

committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,

fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit

(one-)self, require, X use.

see HEBREW for 01933

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) ---

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect first person common singular
Hc/Vqw1cs
and I have been stricken all the day and rebuke my [has been] to the mornings
נָ֭גוּעַNa.gu.a' stricken H5060 Verb · Qal · participle (passive) masculine singular
150× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to touch or reach something, and can also mean to strike or defeat someone. It is used in Exodus to describe God's power and in Psalms to describe human emotions. The word has various translations, including beat, bring, and plague.
Amplified meaning
troubled, plagued
Tyndale gloss
to touch
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נָגַע (naga`) is a Hebrew verb meaning to touch, reach, or strike. It encompasses a range of actions from physical contact to figurative implications like arriving or acquiring. The word can also denote being stricken or defeated, particularly in battle or by disease. The entries indicate various grammatical forms, including Qal, Niph, Piel, Pual, and Hiphil, each with specific nuances.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נָגַע 150 vb. touch, reach, strike

Qal

touch

of י׳ touching earth, mountains, etc.

nearly = strike, pass. stricken

touch = harm

reach, extend to

Niph. be stricken, defeated (in battle), i.e. feign to be so

Pi. strike (with leprosy, 2 acc.)

Pu. be stricken by diseases

Hiph. cause to touch; reach, approach, arrive

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5060 נָגַע touch, reach, strike .. . touch

. of י׳ touching earth, mountains, etc.

. nearly = strike, pass. stricken

. touch = harm

. reach, extend to

. be stricken, defeated (in battle), i.e. feign to be so

. strike (with leprosy, 2 acc.)

. be stricken by diseases

. cause to touch; reach, approach, arrive

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5060 naga` naw-gah'

a primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon

(for any purpose; euphem., to lie with a woman); by

implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);

violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.):--beat,

(X be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near

(nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite,

strike, touch.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָגַע (na.ga) — to touch.

1) to touch, reach, strike

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to touch

1a2) to strike

1a3) to reach, extend to

1a4) to be stricken

1a4a) stricken (participle)

1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated

1c) (Piel) to strike

1d) (Pual) to be stricken (by disease)

1e) (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive

1e1) to cause to touch, apply

1e2) to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come

1e3) to approach (of time)

1e4) to befall (of fate)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Inf-c — Verb · Qal · participle (passive) masculine singular
HVqsmsa
and I have been stricken all the day and rebuke my [has been] to the mornings
כָּל־kol- all H3605 Noun common · masculine singular construct
5,415× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Amplified meaning
every morning, daily
Tyndale gloss
all
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all

with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

Absolutely:

without the art., all things, all

with the art. הַכֹּל

where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all

. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3605 kol kole

or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;

hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a

plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any

(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as

many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,

whoso(-ever).

see HEBREW for 03634

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּל (kol) — all.

1) all, the whole

1a) all, the whole of

1b) any, each, every, anything

1c) totality, everything

Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.

(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.

(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).

(3) All one, "It is all one" (Job 9:22), "it makes no difference whether I live or die."

(4) At all, "If thy father miss me at all" (1Sa 20:6), "in any way," "in the least."

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and I have been stricken all the day and rebuke my [has been] to the mornings
הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yom the day H3117 Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
2,306× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
day
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יוֹם (yowm) means 'day' and refers to a division of time, contrasting with night. It can denote a literal 24-hour period, a general time span, or even a year. The term is used in various contexts, including the 'day of Yahweh,' which signifies a time of divine judgment. It also appears in phrases indicating temporal references like today, yesterday, and tomorrow.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יוֹם 2285 n.m. day

day, opp. night

Day as division of time

יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous

Pl. days of anyone

Days

יוֹם = time

Phrases

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3117 יוֹם day . day, opp. night

. Day as division of time

. יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous

. Pl. days of anyone

. Days

. יוֹם = time

. Phrases

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3117 yowm yome

from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm

hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one

sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by

an associated term), (often used adverb):--age, + always, +

chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to)

day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, +

(for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as

(... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually,

presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space,

then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble,

weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole

(+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יוֹם (yom) — day.

: day/when/time/period

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day's journey

1c) days, lifetime (pl.)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

יוֹם (yom) — day: old.

: old/(full/many)[days]

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day's journey

1c) days, lifetime (pl.)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

יוֹם (yom) — day: year.

: year[of_days]

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HTd/Ncmsa — Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

da (yom; hemera): This common word has caused some trouble to plain readers, because they have not noticed that the word is used in several different senses in the English Bible. When the different uses of the word are understood the difficulty of interpretation vanishes. We note several different uses of the word:

(1) It sometimes means the time from daylight till dark. This popular meaning is easily discovered by the context, e. g. Ge 1:5; 8:22, etc. The marked periods of this daytime were morning, noon and night, as with us. See Ps 55:17. The early hours were sometimes called "the cool of the day" (Ge 3:8). After the exile the day. or daytime was divided into twelve hours and the night into twelve (see

Day

The Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Lev. 23:32). It was originally divided into three parts (Ps. 55:17). “The heat of the day” (1 Sam. 11:11; Neh. 7:3) was at our nine o’clock, and “the cool of the day” just before sunset (Gen. 3:8). Before the Captivity the Jews divided the night into three watches, (1) from sunset to midnight (Lam. 2:19); (2) from midnight till the cock-crowing (Judg. 7:19); and (3) from the cock-crowing till sunrise (Ex.…

The variable length of the natural day at different seasons led in the very earliest times to the adoption of the civil day (or one revolution of the sun) as a standard of time. The Hebrews reckoned the day from evening to evening, (Leviticus 23:32) deriving it from (Genesis 1:5) "the evening and the morning were the first day." The Jews are supposed, like the modern Arabs, to have adopted from an early period minute specifications of the parts of the natural day. Roughly, indeed, they were content to divide it into "morning, evening and noonday," (Psalms 55:17) but when they wished for greater accuracy they pointed to six unequal parts, each of which was again subdivided. These are held to have been -- "the dawn." "Sunrise."…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The day is distinguished into natural, civil, and artificial. The natural day is one revolution of the earth on its axis. The civil day is that, the beginning and the end of which are determined by the custom of any nation. The Hebrews began their day in the evening, Le 23:32; the Babylonians at sunrise; and we begin at midnight. The artificial day is the time of the sun’s continuance above the horizon, which is unequal according to different seasons, on account of the obliquity of the equator. The sacred writers generally divide the day into twelve hours. The sixth hour always ends at noon throughout the year; and the twelfth hour is the last hour before sunset. But in summer, all the hours of the day were longer than in winter, while those of night were shorter. See HOURS, and THREE.

and I have been stricken all the day and rebuke my [has been] to the mornings
וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.Ti and rebuke my H8433 Conjunction · noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
28× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means argument, correction, or reproof, often referring to a verbal rebuke or chastisement. It involves reasoning or proof to make a point or correct someone.
Amplified meaning
chastened, rebuked, at the break of day, in the morning hours
Tyndale gloss
rebuke
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

תּוֹכֵחָה (towkechah) refers to rebuke or correction, while תּוֹכַ֫חַת (towkachath) pertains to argument or reproof. Both terms involve verbal expressions of correction or chastisement. The entries emphasize their use in contexts of correction and reasoning, but do not provide specific verse references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

תּוֹכֵחָה n.f. rebuke, correction

base

תּוֹכַ֫חַת n.f. argument, reproof

argument, impeachment, spoken by lips and mouth

reproof, chiding

correction, rebuke

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8433a תּוֹכֵחָה rebuke, correction H8433b תּוֹכַ֫חַת argument, reproof . argument, impeachment, spoken by lips and mouth

. reproof, chiding

. correction, rebuke

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8433 towkechah to-kay-khaw'

and towkachath {to-kakh'-ath}; from 3198; chastisement;

figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in

defence):--argument, X chastened, correction, reasoning,

rebuke, reproof, X be (often) reproved.

see HEBREW for 03198

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תּוֹכֵחָה (to.khe.chah) — rebuke.

rebuke, correction, punishment, chastisement

תּוֹכַ֫חַת (to.kha.chat) — argument.

1) argument, reproof

1a) argument, impeachment

1b) reproof, chiding

1c) correction, rebuke

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-fs | Suff — Conjunction · noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HC/Ncfsc/Sp1bs
and I have been stricken all the day and rebuke my [has been] to the mornings
לַבְּקָרִֽים׃la.be.ka.Rim [has been] to the mornings H1242 Preposition · noun common masculine plural absolute
214× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The break of day or morning, a time of new beginnings, as in the morning sacrifices in Exodus 29:39 or the resurrection of Jesus on the first day of the week in John 20:1.
Tyndale gloss
morning
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֹּ֫קֶר (boqer) means 'morning' and is derived from the root word for 'dawn.' It encompasses the time of day when light begins to appear, marking the end of night and the start of a new day. The term can also refer to the next day or morning after a specific point in time. It is associated with brightness and joy following periods of distress.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֹּ֫קֶר 214 n.m. morning

morning (of point of time, time at which, never during which, Eng. morning = forenoon

morrow, next day

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1242 בֹּ֫קֶר morning . morning (of point of time, time at which, never during which, Eng. morning = forenoon

. morrow, next day

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1242 boqer bo'-ker

from 1239; properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally,

morning:--(+) day, early, morning, morrow.

see HEBREW for 01239

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) — morning.

1) morning, break of day

1a) morning

1a1) of end of night

1a2) of coming of daylight

1a3) of coming of sunrise

1a4) of beginning of day

1a5) of bright joy after night of distress (fig.)

1b) morrow, next day, next morning

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HRd/Ncmpa — Preposition · noun common masculine plural absolute
HRd/Ncmpa
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