Psalms 87:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.”

Psalms 87:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 87:59 words

HebrewMeaning

וּֽ/לֲ/צִיּ֨וֹןwlăṣiywōn

ZionconjH6726

יֵאָמַ֗רyēʾāmar

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אִ֣ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

וְ֭/אִישׁwəʾiyš

manconjH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

יֻלַּדyulad

bearverbH3205

beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···

בָּ֑/הּbāh

pron

וְ/ה֖וּאwəhwʾ

heconjH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

יְכוֹנְנֶ֣/הָyəkwōnənehā

certainverbH3559

confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···

עֶלְיֽוֹןʿeləywōn

(MostadjH5945

on) high(-er · -est) · upper

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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