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Psalms 23:5

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עָרַךְʻârak · aw-rak'
H6186 · Hebrew
Definition
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
Grammar
  • תַּעֲרֹ֬ךְ — verb Qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HVqi2ms
Usage
Occurs 76 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:8Genesis 22:9Exodus 27:21Exodus 40:4Exodus 40:23

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.