Hebrew Word Study-Psalms 128

Song (7892)Shir or shirah	WSOT: p. 2373 Song, hymn, poem; instruments of music sometimes used; Types:Joyous, triumphant, religious, loveStrongs: p.115	O.T.:-N/ANT: p. 586 “qde” (5603) “ode” always used in praise of god or Christ	P. 1255d	P. 1010c ode
Degrees (4609)Ma’alah	Strongs: p. 69 elevation; a journey to a higher place; thought arising; things that come up; stair; step; story	O.T:-N/ANT: p.155 “bathmos” (898) a step, primarily a threshold or stair; a standing, a stage in a career, position, degree	p. 744a -Psalms 120-134 all have title as “song of degrees”	p. 752a step, stair; “song of ascents” to the three great pilgrim feasts (i.e. to be sung on the way up to Jerusalem
Blessed (835)Esher (833) Asher	WSOT: p. 2279 #67. (ptx) Particle of Exclamation is an exclamatory interjection, usually associated either with great joy or great sorrow; p. 2303, word used only in pluralStrongs: p.18 Root-(833), how blessed!(833) to be straight; to be level; right; go forward; be honest; prosper; guided; lead; relieved	OT: p. 19b state of prosperity or “happiness “that comes when a superior bestows his favor (blessing) on one; the rendering of “happiness” does not convey its emphasis correctlyNT: p.70 “makarios” (3107) used in Matt 5 & Luke 6, frequent in Luke & 7 times in Revelation; In the Beatitudes, not only the characters that are blessed, but the nature of that which is the highest good	p. 181d-182a Mostly “Blessed”; particularly in Psalms	p. 80d-81a “O thy happiness!”
Feareth (3373)Yare	Strongs: p. 52 Root-3372, fearing; reverent, afraid, fearful(3372) to fear; revere	OT: p.79 stand in awe; recognize the power & position of an individual & renders proper respect; refer to heavenly or holy attributes of someone or somethingNT: p.230 “phobeo” (5399) to show reverential fear	p.561 God spoke it about Abraham when he was ready to sacrifice Isaac and He stopped him	p. 431 fear, reverence, honor, referring to Yahweh or Elohim
Lord (3068) Y’howah (Yehovah)	WSOT: p. 2322 the covenant name of God most prominently known in connection with His relationship with the nation of Israel; also known as the Tetragrammaton. It was never pronounced by the Jews, who generally substituted syn. such as ’adhonay’ (136). Strongs: p.47 root-(1961) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah	OT: p. 140c YHWH has no vowels, pronunciation is debated (Jehovah, Yehovah, Jahweh, Yahweh); Jewish students & scholars read “adonay”; occurs 6,828 times NT: p.379 “kurios” (2962) translated as LORD; after Jn 20:28 always used by believers to address God and Jesus-the title LORD rests upon the resurrection	(3068) N/A(136) p. 22-24	P. 217d-219b Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel; the one bringing into being; life-giver; giver of existence; creator; he who brings to pass; performer of His promises; the one who is; the absolute & unchangeable one; existing, ever-living; the one ever coming into manifestation; He will be it (i.e. all that His servants look for); He will approve Himself); I shall be with thee; I am He who I am; I am
Walketh (1980)Halakh	WSOT: p.2282 #98. The Qal Participle Active (qpta) is a verbal adjective in the active voice indicating continued, simple action. 2311 to walk, go, come; movement without a sense of direction; one’s lifestyle; continuing relationship with GodStrongs: p.33 akin to (3212) prim root-to walk; follow	OT: p. 279 behavior or the way one “walks in life” (Isa 33:15)-living a righteous life, (Mic 6:8)-humility, (Ps 15: 2)-integrityNT: p.664 “peripateo” the whole round of activities of the individual life	p. 362d-366a	p. 229d-237a walk before me=live constantly in my presence (Gen 17:1)
Ways (1870)Derek	WSOT: p. 2310 A going, walk, journey; way, path, road; mode, manner, course, way of life, lot in life, worship. the actions and behavior of menStrongs: p. 31, a road; course of life; mode of action; custom; conversation; manner; pathway root-(1869) to tread; string a bow	OT: p. 284 conduct; condition; destiny; taking a journey; one’s lifestyleNT: p.668 “hodos” (3598) course of conduct; way of thinking	p. 349d-353d	p. 202c-204a course of life, or action; undertakings
Eat (398)Akal	WSOT: p.2282 #95 The Qal Imperfect (qmf) indicates, in the active voice, simple, imperfective action, viewed as part of a whole event or situation (i.e. future tense)Strongs: p.12 eat; burn up; consume; devour; dine; feed	OT: p.67 feasting; God eats no food (like pagan gods), but consumes evil & the wicked like a consuming fireNT: p. 192 “esthio” (2068)	p. 70c-75b	p. 37a eat up
Happy (835) See Blessed above
Well (2896)Tov	WSOT: p. 2320 root-(2895) good, pleasant, beautiful, excellent, lovely, delightful, convenient, joyful, fruitful, precious, sound, cheerful, kind, correct, righteous; virtue, happiness, moral goodness, as contrasted with moral evil; It is the summum bonum in Eccl. 2:24; 3:22; 8:15. Strongs: p. 45, best, better, fine, bountiful, be in favour, , sweet, wealth, welfare, be well favoured	OT: p.99 favorable; festive; well; good in every sense of the word; well-beingNT: p.273 “agathos” (18) beneficial; morally honorable, pleasing to God (Rom 8:28)	p. 476b-479c	p. 375c benefit; prosperity
Fruitful (6509)Parah	WSOT: p. 2282 #95 see above (Eat) future tenseStrongs: p. 96 bear or bring forth fruit; make to grow; increase	OT: p.89 first used in Gen 1:22 “And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply,. . . “NT: p. 257 “karpophoreo” (2592)conduct	p. 1044b Gen 49:22 Joseph called a “fruitful” bough	p. 826a blossom; messianic prediction of a shoot from Jesse’s roots shall bear fruit (Isa 11:1)
House (1004)Bayith	WSOT: p. 2305 probably comes from banah (1129), “to build.” hut, house, mansion; palace, temple; dwelling–place; interior; toward the inside, within; family, household, race, descendantsStrongs: p. 20 court, daughter, prison, palace	OT: p. 117 building, home, household, land; fixed permanent structure, not a temporary booth or tent; box; sanctuary for GodNT: p. 313 “oikos” (3624) local church; God’s house	p. 214b-226b	p. 108c-110c
Children (1121)Benim	WSOT: p. 2305 son, child, boy, young one; grandson, grandchild, descendant, pupil; subject, disciple (spiritual son), favorite; specifies an intimate relationship Strongs: p. 21-22 root-(1129) subject, nation, anointed one, firstborn	OT:-N/ANT: p.99 “teknon” (5043) or “huios” (5207) if you are stressing relationship vs. birth	p. 232c-258b translated sons and children	p. 119d-122
Man (1397)Gever	WSOT: p. 2307 root gavar (1396), “to be strong,” man, valiant man, male person, husband, warrior; everyone, each , nobility; a male at the very peak of his natural strength.Strongs: p.25 one who prevails or exceeds; not a common man-Ish-(376)	OT: p. 147d-148a nearly half of usage in poetical booksNT: p. 388 “anthropos” (444)	p. 292a	p. 149d man as strong, distinguished from women, children, & non-combatants whom he is to defend
Bless (1288)Barakh	WSOT: p. 2307 to bend the knee, kneel down; to bless, praise; to be blessed; to pray to, invoke, ask a blessing of; to greet; close association felt between kneeling and receiving a blessing; a kindly or benevolent greeting from one person to another.Strongs: p.24 act of adoration, salute	OT: p. 18 God is the one who blesses man (Gen 1:22; 5:2; 9:1; 12:2-3)NT: p. 69 “eulogeo” to speak well of	p. 274b-27 Ps 5:12-13; 67:7-8; 115:12-13	p. 138c (see Pi #2) God blesses men
Zion (6726)Tsiyown	Strongs: p. 99 same as (6725) root-(6723) to parch, desert, barren, drought, dry land, solitary place, wilderness; mountain of Jerusalem	OT:-N/ANT:-N/A	N/A	p. 851 stronghold of Jebusites captured by David
See (7200)Raah	WSOT: p. 2363 see; look; see intellectually; look at, view, inspect, regard; perceive; feel; experience; understand; learn; live to see; enjoy; show oneself, appear, reveal oneself; show; ascertain , verify; make one feel or know; cause to enjoy; gain understanding; be fully aware (in life); have a position of trust; examine, investigate; supervise; attend to; select; observe; imitate; discover. p. 2282 #94 The Qal Imperative (qmv) is a verbal form which expresses, in the active voice, a command that is given. The Qal part. means seer, prophet; vision, oracle. It is applied to Samuel and other prophets. “Seer” emphasized the means by which the prophet communicated with God, the means by which the revelation was received in relationship to vision.Strongs: p.106 advise self; behold; approve; consider; discern; gaze; take heed; spy; stare;	OT: p.219 get acquainted with; choose, NT: p.556 “horao” (3708)	p. 1133c-1141c thou shalt see	p. 906b-909a
Days (3117)Yohm	WSOT: p. 2322 day, a number of days, some time, year, life (when in the pl.); today; in the daytime, on the same day; at present, now. A point in time and a sphere of time. It is the period of light which is not darkness. It can be a period of 24 hours, time in general, a specific point in time, or a year. It can mean “when,” “on some particular day,” “in the time of,” ‘as long as,” or ‘continually.” Daytime was divided by natural phenomena, not regular hourly divisions. The “day” sometimes begins with evening and sometimes with morning. Strongs: p.48 comes from root-to be hot; warm hours; age;	OT: p. 54 moment; period of time of unspecified durationNT: p. 146 “hemera” (2250)	p. 508a-521a	p. 398a-401b

Life (2416)Chay	WSOT: p. 2315 root-(2421). living, alive, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live forever, be quickened, revive from sickness, discouragement, or even death; vigorous; fresh, running (water); by the life of, as one lives (as used in oaths and exclamations), livelihood, life, refreshment. A set of experiences, not an abstract principle of vitality which is separate from the body. Life was associated with health, prosperity, vitality, etc., while death was the very opposite.Strongs: p.38	OT:-N/ANT: p. 367 “zoe” all of the highest & best which the saints possess in God	p. 418b-421b	p. 311d-312b
Peace (7965)Shalom	WSOT: p. 2374 root-(7999) be safe. health, security, tranquility, good condition, success, comfort; peace; salvation; well, peaceful, whole, secure, safe, happy, friendly, healthy, sound wholeness, safety, soundness, health, concord, friendship; encourage one who is fearful that everything is all right; a satisfied condition, an unconcerned state of peacefulnessStrongs: p. 116	OT: p. 173 completeness; wholenessNT: p. 464 “eirene”	p. 1263b-1264d	p. 1022d covenant relation (peace with God)