Psalms 53:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Psalms 53:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 53:211 words

HebrewMeaning

אָ֘מַ֤רʾāmar

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

נָבָ֣לnābāl

fool(-ishadjH5036

-ish man · -ish woman) · vile person

בְּ֭/לִבּ/וֹbəlibwō

heartpronH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

אֵ֣יןʾēyn

elseparticleH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

אֱלֹהִ֑יםʾĕlōhiym

GodnounH430

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

הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּhišəḥiytw

batterverbH7843

cast off · corrupt(-er · thing) · destroy(-er ···

וְ/הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּwəhitəʿiybw

abhorconjH8581

(be · commit more · do) abominable · utterly

עָ֝֗וֶלʿāwel

iniquitynounH5766

perverseness · unjust · unrighteousness; wicked

אֵ֣יןʾēyn

elseparticleH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

עֹֽשֵׂהʿōśēh

accomplishverbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

טֽוֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

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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