Psalms 9:15 — Word Study
WLCטָבְע֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם בְּשַׁ֣חַת עָשׂ֑וּ בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ ז֥וּ טָ֝מָ֗נוּ נִלְכְּדָ֥ה רַגְלָֽם׃
BSAbecausemaʻan to recountçâphar allkôl praisetᵉhillâh gateshaʻar Bath (Shua)bath ZionTsîyôwn to rejoicegîyl salvationyᵉshûwʻâh
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| טָבְע֣וּ | they have sunk | Verb, Qal, perfect third person common plural |
| ג֭וֹיִם | nations | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
| בְּשַׁ֣חַת | in [the] pit | Preposition, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| עָשׂ֑וּ | [which] they made | Verb, Qal, perfect third person common plural |
| בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ | in [the] net | Preposition, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| ז֥וּ | which | Particle |
| טָ֝מָ֗נוּ | they had hidden | Verb, Qal, perfect third person common plural |
| נִלְכְּדָ֥ה | it has been caught | Verb, Niphal, perfect third person feminine singular |
| רַגְלָֽם׃ | foot their | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
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| BSB | The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. |
| KJV | The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. |
| ASV | The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken. |
| YLT | Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured. |
| WEB | The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken. |
| BBE | The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken. |
Where they part company is in the rendering of טָבְע֣וּ — see How Translations Differ.
The structure presents a main clause followed by details about the pit and the consequences of the nations' actions.
8 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Psalms 9:15
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Context — The Justice of God Against the Nationsgenerated
Psalm 9:15 describes how the nations, in their wickedness, have created their own downfall. The imagery of a pit and a net illustrates the traps they have set for themselves, which ultimately lead to their own entrapment. This theme of divine justice is echoed throughout the psalm, emphasizing that the wicked will face the consequences of their actions, as seen in the following verses.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 7:15–16 | He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. |
| 2 | Psalm 35:8 | May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created. |
| 3 | Psalm 37:15 | But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. |
| 4 | Psalm 57:6 | They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah |
| 5 | Psalm 94:23 | He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 7 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — טָבְע֣וּ, ta.ve.'Ugenerated
The verb טָבַע (taba`) means 'to sink' and is used here in the perfect tense, indicating a completed action. It conveys the idea of nations having sunk into a pit, emphasizing their downfall as a result of their own actions.
This verb is versatile, capable of describing physical sinking, as well as metaphorical sinking into moral or spiritual failure. The use of this verb in this context highlights the irony of their situation, as they have created their own demise.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
In this study, we refer to the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), which uses the term sunk.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb is טָבְע֣וּ, they have sunk, which governs the entire clause. The structure includes a prepositional phrase indicating the location of their sinking, followed by a noun phrase describing the pit they made, and another clause explaining the consequences of their actions.
The sentence structure emphasizes the nations' actions and their consequences, with the verb leading the thought and the additional phrases providing context and detail.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates the key verb טָבְע֣וּ as ὅπως, which suggests a focus on the manner or reason behind their sinking. This choice may indicate a broader interpretation of the nations' actions leading to their downfall.
This rendering reflects a slightly different nuance than the Hebrew, emphasizing the intentionality behind their actions.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Psalm 9:15 explains that the nations have fallen into a pit they created themselves, illustrating how their own actions have led to their entrapment. This verse serves as a reminder of the consequences of wickedness and the justice of God.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It means that the nations have created their own downfall through their actions, leading to their own entrapment.
The verse illustrates that those who act wickedly will ultimately face the consequences of their actions, as God ensures justice is served.
The net symbolizes a trap or snare, highlighting how the nations' deceitful actions have ensnared them.
It serves as a warning that our actions have consequences, and we must be mindful of how our choices can lead to our own downfall.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways have I seen people create their own problems through their actions?
- How can I ensure that my decisions align with righteousness to avoid negative consequences?
- What traps or nets have I encountered in my life that were a result of my own choices?
- How does understanding divine justice help me navigate my own actions and decisions?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers comment on this verse, highlighting the consequences of wickedness and the justice of God, as seen in their reflections on the psalm.
Whenever they desire to wipe out and abolish the race of the faithful, they themselves are lured into their own calamity; and in the very snares they have concealed for the people of God they are caught, and “their foot will fall.”Early Church Fathers on Psalms 9 →
One is not held by the sin and unrighteousness of another; rather, each one will die in his own sin. The wicked, first harming themselves, strive deceitfully to drive others into the same curse.Early Church Fathers on Psalms 9 →
Nothing … is so destructive as vice. In fact, nothing is weaker than the wicked; they are undone by their own weapons, as iron is by rust and wool by a moth—so too is the wicked person by vice.Early Church Fathers on Psalms 9 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Psalms 9:15 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe Heathen are sunk into the pit [that] they made,.... The psalmist having determined to praise the Lord, and called upon others to join with him in it, here enters upon it: for, as Jarchi and Aben
Read John Gill on Psalms 9 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThe heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The heathen are sunk down. In strong faith he takes his petition as granted.
Read Robert Jamieson on Psalms 9 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleFallen into that destruction which they designed to bring upon us.
Read Matthew Poole on Psalms 9 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsPsalms 9:15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit [that] they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.Ver. 15. The heathen are sunk down, &c.] Hoc est initium cantici Sanctorum, Thi is the beginning of the sacred songs, saith AbenEzra. This is the beginning of the saints’ song, knit to the former verse thus: saying, The heathen, &c. In the net which they hid, &c.] To hunters they are compared for cruelty, and to fowlers for craft. But see their success: they are sunk down in their own pit, caught in their own net. Thus it befell Pharaoh, Exodus 15:9-10, Jabin and Sisera, Judges 4:15; Judges 4:22-23, Sennacherib, 2 Chronicles 32:21, Antiochus Epiphanes, Maxentius the tyrant…
Read John Trapp on Psalms 9 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 15. The heathen are sunk down to the pit] See on Psalms 7:15.
Read AdamClarke on Psalms 9 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges15, 16. Stanza of Teth, resuming the description of the judgment. Wickedness has been made to minister to its own discomfiture. Cp. Psalms 7:15 f.
Read Cambridge on Psalms 9 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleThe heathen - Hebrew, “The nations;” that is, the idolatrous people that were arrayed against him. See the notes at Psalms 9:5.
Read Albert Barnes on Psalms 9 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible15, 16. The natural anxiety for the final result is but momentary. The psalmist returns to the consciousness of victory and restful confidence in the divine judgments. Sunk down—That is, plunged. Pit—See on Psalms 7:15.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Psalms 9 →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
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.
Tyndale line
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The heathen are sunken downe in the pit that they made: in the nette that they hid, is their foote taken.
Strictly literal
The nations are sunk down in the pit [that] they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.
Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.
Nations have sunk in a pit they made, || Their foot has been captured in a net that they hid.
(9:16) Sunk are nations in the ditch that they have prepared: in this net which they had laid in secret is their own foot caught.
The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.
From the Latin
Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death, that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion.
Simplified
The nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.
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.
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 align closely, with eight of the nine words matching. The Dead Sea Scrolls show partial restoration, indicating some loss of text but retaining key elements of the verse.
טָבְע֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם בְּשַׁ֣חַת עָשׂ֑וּ בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ ז֥וּ טָ֝מָ֗נוּ נִלְכְּדָ֥ה רַגְלָֽם׃
8 of the 9 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.
למען אספרה כל תהלתי׳ך בשערי [בת] ציון אגלה בישועת׳ך
4 words on the leather — 4 partly restored, 1 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.
Lexicons — every word in Psalms 9:15
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.
The Hebrew word טָבַע (taba`) primarily means to sink or to settle down. It can refer to sinking in a physical sense, such as drowning or being planted, and also has connotations of being fastened or settled. The entries indicate various grammatical forms, including intransitive and passive uses.
טָבַע vb. sink, sink down
Qal sink, sink down, intrans.
Pu. be sunk
Hiph. be sunk; of pedestals of the earth, as settled, planted
base
H2883 טָבַע sink, sink down .sink, sink down, intrans.
. be sunk
. be sunk; of pedestals of the earth, as settled, planted
2883 taba` taw-bah'
a primitive root; to sink:--drown, fasten, settle, sink.
טָבַע (ta.va) — to sink.
1) to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be planted
1a) (Qal) to sink, sink down
1b)(Pual) to be sunk
1c) (Hophal) to cause to sink
HVqp3cp — Verb · Qal · perfect third person common pluralHVqp3cp
גּוֹי (goy) refers to a nation or people, often indicating non-Hebrew groups, but can also encompass descendants of Abraham and Israel. It may figuratively describe a swarm of locusts or animals. The plural form, גּוֹיִם (goyim), is noted as a proper noun referring to the people of Goim, specifically mentioned in Genesis 14:1.
גּוֹי 661 n.m. nation, people
base
גּוֹיִם n.pr.gent. Tid‛al king of Goim
base
H1471a גּוֹי nation, people H1471b גּוֹיִם n. pr. gent. Tid‛al king of Goim
1471 gowy go'-ee
rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}; apparently from the same
root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation;
hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a
flight of locusts:--Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
see HEBREW for 01465
גּוֹי (goy) — nation.
1) nation, people
1a) nation, people
1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people
1a2) of descendants of Abraham
1a3) of Israel
1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)
גּוֹיִם (go.yim) — Goiim.
People descended from Goy(?), first mentioned at Gen.14.1
§ Goyim (Tidgal, king of)
גּוֹי (goy) — Gentile.
1) nation, people
1a) nation, people
1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people
1a2) of descendants of Abraham
1a3) of Israel
1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)
1c) Goyim? = "nations"
Also named: ethnos (ἔθνος "Gentiles" G1484)
גּוֹי (goy) — (Harosheth)-hagoyim.
Goyim (Tidgal, king of)
Combined with cha.ro.shet (חֲרֹ֫שֶׁת "Harosheth" H2800)
HNcmpa — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa
na'-shunz.
See GENTILES; GOIIM; HEATHEN; TABLE OF NATIONS.
The Hebrew word שַׁ֫חַת (shachath) means 'pit' and is derived from a root that suggests destruction or corruption. It covers a range of meanings including a physical pit, grave, and figuratively, hell or destruction. The entries note its use in contexts related to traps and Sheol, the grave.
שַׁ֫חַת n.f. pit
base
H7845 שַׁ֫חַת pit
7845 shachath shakh'-ath
from 7743; a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively,
destruction:--corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.
see HEBREW for 07743
שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) — Pit: hell.
Pit, of hell
Another name of she.ol (שְׁאוֹל "Sheol" H7585)
This name means pit, grave
שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) — pit: grave.
1) pit, destruction, grave
1a) pit (for catching lions)
HR/Ncfsa — Preposition · noun common feminine singular absoluteHR/Ncfsa
The word translates different Hebrew words of which the most important are:
(1) bor, "pit" or "cistern," made by digging, (Ge 37:20); hence, "dungeon" (Jer 38:6, margin "pit");
(2) be'er, "pit" or "well" made by digging (Ge 21:25);
(3) she'ol, generally rendered "hell" in the King James Version (see HELL);
Pit
A hole in the ground (Ex. 21:33, 34), a cistern for water (Gen. 37:24; Jer. 14:3), a vault (41:9), a grave (Ps. 30:3). It is used as a figure for mischief (Ps. 9:15), and is the name given to the unseen place of woe (Rev. 20:1, 3). The slime-pits in the vale of Siddim were wells which yielded asphalt (Gen. 14:10).
[HELL]
A reservoir, either natural or artificial, for water. Pits were sometimes used as dungeons, Ge 37:20; Jer 38:6; or being slightly covered, and baited, they served as traps to catch wild beasts, a device which illustrates the plots of designing men and women, Ps 119:85; Pr 22:14; 26:27; Eze 19:4. The word pit is also used to denote the grave, Ps 28:1; 30:3,9; and hell, Re 20:1.
עָשָׂה (asah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, encompassing a wide range of actions such as producing, preparing, and observing. It can refer to both concrete and abstract activities, including making offerings and attending to tasks. The verb also has forms indicating passive meanings, such as being made or offered. Notably, the Piel form refers to pressing or squeezing.
עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make
Qal 2524
do (1560 t.)
deal with
oft. in phr. do kindness with
abs. act, act with effect
make (670 t.)
produce, yield
prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
make offering
attend to, put in order
observe, celebrate, religious festival
acquire property of various kinds
appoint priests
bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
use
spend, pass, days of life
Niph.
97be done
be made, of concr. things
be produced from vine
be prepared, of food
be offered
be observed, passover
be used
Pu. I was made
base
[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze
base
H6213a עָשָׂה do, make .. . do (1560 + t.)
. deal with
. oft. in phr. do kindness with
. abs. act, act with effect
. . make (670 + t.)
. produce, yield
. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
. make offering
. attend to, put in order
. observe, celebrate, religious festival
. acquire property of various kinds
. appoint priests
. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
. use
. spend, pass, days of life
. . be done
. . be made, of concr. things
. be produced from vine
. be prepared, of food
. be offered
. be observed, passover
. be used
. I was made
H6213b עָשָׂה Pi. press, squeeze
6213 `asah aw-saw'
a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and
widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance,
appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth,
bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal
(with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in)
execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, +
finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go
about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X
indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain,
make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare,
bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure,
provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin,
spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be
(warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make: do.
: do/perform
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to press.
(Piel) to press, squeeze
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make.
: make(OBJECT)
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
HVqp3cp — Verb · Qal · perfect third person common pluralHVqp3cp
רֶ֫שֶׁת (resheth) means 'net' and is derived from a root meaning to catch animals. It encompasses various types of nets, including those for judgment and traps for people. The term is specifically noted for its use as a brazen network for the altar in the tabernacle.
רֶ֫שֶׁת n.f. net
net
brazen network for altar of tabern.
base
H7568 רֶ֫שֶׁת net . net
. brazen network for altar of tabern.
7568 resheth reh'-sheth
from 3423; a net (as catching animals):--net(- work).
see HEBREW for 03423
רֶ֫שֶׁת (re.shet) — net.
1) net
1a) net
1a1) for catching
1a2) of judgment (fig)
1a3) of leaders leading people to sin
1a4) as a trap for man
1b) network (brazen-for altar of tabernacle)
HR/Ncfsa — Preposition · noun common feminine singular absoluteHR/Ncfsa
See FISHING; FOWLER.
Net
In use among the Hebrews for fishing, hunting, and fowling. The fishing-net was probably constructed after the form of that used by the Egyptians (Isa. 19:8). There were three kinds of nets. (1.) The drag-net or hauling-net (Gr. sagene), of great size, and requiring many men to work it. It was usually let down from the fishing-boat, and then drawn to the shore or into the boat, as circumstances might require (Matt. 13:47, 48). (2.) The hand-net or casting-net (Gr. amphiblestron), which was thrown from a rock or a boat at any fish that might be seen (Matt. 4:18; Mark 1:16). It was called by the Latins funda. It was of circular form, “like the top of a tent.” (3.) The…
[See FISHING]
זוּ (zuw) is a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that,' and can also function as a relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'whom.' It is indeclinable and primarily found in poetic contexts, as noted in the Brown-Driver-Briggs entry.
זוּ pron. (poet.), indeclinable.
a demonstr. this
a relative which
base
H2098 זוּ pron. (poet.), indeclinable. . a demonstr. this
. a relative which
2098 zuw zoo
for 2088; this or that:--that, this, X wherein, which, whom.
see HEBREW for 02088
זוּ (zu) — this.
demons pron
1) this, such rel pron
2) (of) which, (of) whom
HTr — ParticleHTr
טָמַן (taman) is a Hebrew verb meaning to hide or conceal. It can refer to hiding something by covering it over, as well as to the act of burying or laying something secretly. The verb appears in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, and Hiphil, indicating different nuances of hiding, such as hiding oneself or causing something to be hidden.
טָמַן vb. hide, conceal
Qal
hide
often of hiding, concealing, secretly laying a snare
that which is darkened = darkness
Niph. hide thyself in the dust
Hiph. and they went and hid (it)
base
H2934 טָמַן hide, conceal
2934 taman taw-man'
a primitive root; to hide (by covering over):--hide, lay
privily, in secret.
טָמַן (ta.man) — to hide.
1) to hide, conceal, bury
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hide
1a2) hiding, concealing, secretly laying (participle)
1a3) darkness (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to hide oneself
1c) (Hiphil) to hide
HVqp3cp — Verb · Qal · perfect third person common pluralHVqp3cp
hid'-'n: The translation of Taman, "to hide," "to bury" (Job 3:16); of tsaphan "to conceal," "store up" (Job 15:20, "The number of years is hidden to the oppressor," the Revised Version (British and American) "even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor," margin "and years that are numbered are laid up"; Job 24:1, "Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty," the Revised Version (British and American) "Why are times not laid up by the Almighty?" margin as the King James Version with "Why is it?" prefixed; Ps 83:3, "They consulted (the Revised Version (British and American) "consult") against thy hidden ones"); of matspunim (from tsaphan), "hidden…
לָכַד (lakad) means to capture, seize, or take, often by lot. It can refer to catching in a net or trap, as well as figuratively to describe things sticking together. The verb appears in various forms, including Qal (to capture), Niphal (to be captured), and Hithpael (to grasp each other).
לָכַד 121 vb. capture, seize, take (by lot)
Qal
capture, seize
fig. of entrapping men
of taking by lot
Niph.
be captured in war
of men, be caught
be taken by lot
Hithp. they grasp each other, and cannot be separated
base
H3920 לָכַד capture, seize, take (by lot)
3920 lakad law-kad'
a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit);
generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot);
figuratively, to cohere:--X at all, catch (self), be frozen,
be holden, stick together, take.
לָכַד (la.khad) — to capture.
1) to capture, take, seize
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to capture, seize
1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.)
1a3) to take (by lot)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other
HVNp3fs — Verb · Niphal · perfect third person feminine singularHVNp3fs
רֶ֫גֶל (regel) means 'foot' and can refer to a foot or leg in various contexts, including anthropomorphic references to God and other beings. It also implies steps or paces. The word is derived from a root meaning related to walking, and it appears in multiple forms, such as feet and paces.
רֶ֫גֶל 247 n.f. foot
foot
three times (feet, paces)
base
H7272 רֶ֫גֶל foot . foot
. three times (feet, paces)
7272 regel reh'-gel
from 7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a
step; by euphem. the pudenda:--X be able to endure, X
according as, X after, X coming, X follow,
((broken-))foot((-ed, -stool)), X great toe, X haunt, X
journey, leg, + piss, + possession, time.
see HEBREW for 07270
רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) — foot.
1) foot
1a) foot, leg
1b) of God (anthropomorphic)
1c) of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table
1d) according to the pace of (with prep)
1e) three times (feet, paces)
Aramaic equivalent: re.gal (רְגַל "foot" H7271)
HNcfsc/Sp3mp — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp3mp