Psalms 115:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.”

Psalms 115:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 115:167 words

HebrewMeaning

הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִםhašāmayim

heavenparticleH8064

astrologer · heaven

שָׁ֭מַיִםšāmayim

heavennounH8064

astrologer · heaven

לַ/יהוָ֑הlayhwāh

LORDpronH3068

the Lord. Compare

וְ֝/הָ/אָ֗רֶץwəhāʾāreṣ

earthconjH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

נָתַ֥ןnātan

addverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

לִ/בְנֵיlibənēy

sonpronH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

אָדָֽםʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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