Psalms 14:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.”

Psalms 14:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 14:212 words

HebrewMeaning

יְֽהוָ֗הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

מִ/שָּׁמַיִם֮mišāmayim

heavenpronH8064

astrologer · heaven

הִשְׁקִ֪יףhišəqiyp

appearverbH8259

look (down · forth · out)

עַֽלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

בְּנֵיbənēy

sonnounH1121

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

אָ֫דָ֥םʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

לִ֭/רְאוֹתlirəʾwōt

advise selfpronH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

הֲ/יֵ֣שׁhăyēš

areparticleH3426

(he · it · shall · there ···

מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmaśəkiyl

considerverbH7919

expert · instruct · prosper · prudent ···

דֹּ֝רֵשׁdōrēš

askverbH1875

at all · care for · diligently · inquire ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

אֱלֹהִֽיםʾĕlōhiym

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

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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