Original Language Studio
Psalms 141:5
“Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H1986 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).
- Grammar
- יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽ — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Judges 5:22Judges 5:261 Samuel 14:16Psalms 74:6Proverbs 23:35
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read הָלַם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.