Original Language Studio
Psalms 147:12
“Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁבַחshâbach · shaw-bakh'
H7623 · Hebrew
H7623 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph.
- Grammar
- שַׁבְּחִ֣י — verb Piel, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Chronicles 16:35Psalms 63:4Psalms 65:8Psalms 89:10Psalms 106:47
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 שָׁבַח 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.