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Psalms 88:7

“Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שִׁיתshîyth · sheeth
H7896 · Hebrew
Definition
to place (in a very wide application)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.
Grammar
  • שַׁ֭תַּ — verb Qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
  • נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
Code HVqp2ms/Sp1cs
Usage
Occurs 86 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:15Genesis 4:25Genesis 30:40Genesis 30:40Genesis 41:33

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 שִׁית here.

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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.