Psalms 119:117

סְעָדֵ֥נִי וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה וְאֶשְׁעָ֖ה בְחֻקֶּ֣יךָ תָמִֽיד
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
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סְעָדֵ ֥נִי
סְעָדֵ
Root word comfort, up, strengthen, strengtheneth, upholden, …
֥נִי
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: סָעַד · saw-AD

Verb — Qal, Imperative, second person masculine singular simple action — "he did" a command — try "___!" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: hold thou me up
comfort ×2 and comfort ye ×1 and strengthen ×1 hath holden me up ×1 held me up ×1 hold thou me up ×1 is upholden ×1 it and to establish ×1
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strengthen — Best default; covers physical and moral support.
sustain — Emphasizes ongoing support or maintenance.
uphold — Modernizes KJV 'held me up'; dignified, formal register.
support — Neutral, everyday alternative to 'uphold'.
refresh — Prefer when context involves food, rest, or restoration.
encourage — Use when emotional or moral bolstering is foregrounded.

BDB5653 H5582

BDB5652 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5654

סָעַד verb support, sustain, stay (Late Hebrew id., especially take a meal; Aramaic סְעַד support, stay; Zinjirli סעד strengthen Lzb330, support, perhaps feed Cook85; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic noun aid, SchwIdioticon 64; Arabic , III, IV. aid, assist, Lane1360, forearm Id1362; Sabean סעד DHMSüdar. Ait. p. 16); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וְסָעַד consecutive Prov 20:28 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִסְעָ֑ד 3 feminine singular suffix תִּסְעָדֵ֫נִי Ps 18:36, read also in || 2Sam 22:36, etc.; Imperative masculine singular סְעָד Judg 19:5 (on ָ   probably © by error, see Köi. 261 f. GFMon the passage), סְעָדנָֿא vJudg 19:8 (compare id.), וּסֳעָ֑דָה 1Kgs 13:7 suffix סְעָדֵנִי Ps 119:117 Infinitive construct suffix וּלְסַעֲדָהּ Isa 9:6 — support, sustain, always figurative:
1. sustain, stay, the heart (compare לֵבָב 8, לֵב 8), with food Gen 18:5 (J), Judg 19:5 (c. 2 accusative), vJudg 19:8, Ps 104:15 object omitted 1Kgs 13:7.
2. a. support throne (subject king) Prov 20:28, coming ruler Isa 9:6.
  b. support, uphold with accusative of person (subject ׳י, his hand etc.) Ps 18:36 + || 2Sam 22:36 (v above), Ps 20:3; Ps 41:4; Ps 94:18; Ps 119:117.

BDB9738 H5583 H5582

BDB9737 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9739

[סְעַד] verb Pa`el support, sustain (ᵑ7 Zinjirli; see Biblical Hebrew); — Participle active plural מְסַעֲדִין לְהוֺן Ezra 5:2.

comfort, up, strengthen, strengtheneth, upholden, …
sāʿad
to support (mostly figurative)
  • to support, sustain, stay, establish, strengthen, comfort
    • (Qal) to support, sustain
      • to sustain, stay (of heart)
        • "to support, uphold (of throne)

וְ אִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה
Root word save, saved, saviour, help, delivered, …
Dictionary form: יָשַׁע · yaw-SHA

Verb — Niphal, Cohortative, first person singular passive or reflexive — "it was done" / "he did it to himself" a resolve — try "let me ___" / "let us ___" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: and i shall be safe
save ×29 to save ×13 saved ×10 and save ×8 help ×5 and we shall be saved ×4 i will save ×4 preserved ×4
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rescue — Vivid, concrete; ideal for urgent physical deliverance.
deliver — Broad and formal; suits covenantal or theological contexts.
save — Modernized KJV standard; still natural in most contexts.
liberate — Emphasizes freedom gained; good for oppression narratives.
protect — Stresses ongoing defense rather than a single act.
bring victory — Captures military or triumphant nuance of the root.

BDB3804 H3467

BDB3803 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3805

[יָשַׁע] verb Hiph`il deliver; Niph`al intransitive and pass. (Arabic be capacious, II. make wide, spacious, IV. make sufficient, V. VIII. be or live in abundance (see Dr1Sam 14:45) Phoenician proper name ישע; Sabean יתֿע (royal epithet), proper name אליתֿע, יתֿעאל, עמיתֿע, e.g. MordtZMG 1876, 87; 1893, 409. 416. 417, etc. (yet note strange equivalent, תַ = ); not in Aramaic; MI4 השעני he delivered me, 1Sam 1:3 (ב)משע deliverance, Sm and So, (but במת ClGann Dr); proper name, masculine משע 1Sam 1:1, also 1Sam 1:3 [4] Sm and So, but ישע deliverance, ClGann Dr) —

Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine נוֺשַׁע Deut 33:29; Isa 45:17 2 plural נוֺשַׁעְתֶּם Num 10:9 1 plural נוֺשָׁ֑עְנוּ Jer 8:20 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִוָּשֵׁעַ Jer 30:7; Prov 28:18 + 1Sam 14:47 (for ᵑ0 יַרְשִׁיעַ) ᵐ5 We Klo Dr Kit Bu; 3 feminine singular תִּוָּשַׁע Jer 23:6; Jer 33:16 אִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה Ps 119:117; Jer 17:14 + 8 t. Imperfect; Imperative plural הִוָָּֽשְׁעוּ Isa 45:22 Participle נוֺשָׁע Ps 33:16; Zech 9:9 —
1. be liberated, saved (properly placed in freedom; compare for the figurative הִרְחִיב, מֶרְחָב), from external evils Prov 28:18, by God Isa 30:15; Isa 45:22; Isa 64:4; Jer 4:14; Jer 8:20; Jer 17:14; Jer 23:6; Jer 33:16; Ps 80:4; Ps 80:8; Ps 80:20; Ps 119:117; with מִן, Jer 30:7 מֵאֹיְבִים Num 10:9 (P), 2Sam 22:4 = Ps 18:4.
2. be saved in battle, victorious Zech 9:9; Ps 33:16 + 1Sam 14:47 see above; עַם נוֺשַׁע ביהוה Deut 33:29 a people victorious in ׳י (poem), compare Isa 45:17. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הוֺשִׁעַ 1Sam 9:16; Ps 20:7 הוֺשִׁעַ Zech 12:7 suffix הוֺשִׁיעוֺ Ps 34:7 1 singular הוֺשַׁעְתִּי Isa 43:12 + 4 t., + 14 t. Perfect; Imperfect יְהוֺשִׁיעַ 1Sam 17:47 (see Dr) Ps 116:6 יוֺשִׁיעַ Isa 45:20 + 6 t.; וְישַׁע (jussive) Prov 20:22 וַיּוֺשַׁע Exod 14:30 + 7 t.; וַיּשַׁע 1Sam 23:5 + 2 t.; suffix יוֺשִׁיעֲךָ Hos 13:10 יוֺשִׁיעֶנּוּ Isa 46:7 ישִׁעֵנוּ 1Sam 10:27 ישַׁעֲכֶם Isa 35:4 (jussive, Dr§ 47. n. 4), etc.; Imperative הוֺשַׁע Jer 31:7; Ps 86:2 הוֺשִׁיעָה 2Kgs 6:26 + 8 t.; הוֺשִׁעָה 2Sam 14:4 + 19 t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute הוֺשֵׁעַ 1Sam 25:26 + 2 t.; construct הוֺשִׁיעַ 1Sam 14:6 + 14 t. + 2Sam 3:18 (where read אוֺשִׁיעַ Vrss. Ke We Klo Dr Bu and others), + 7 t. Infinitive; Participle מוֺשִׁיעַ Deut 22:27 + 21 t.; suffix מוֺשִׁיעָם Ps 106:21 + 8 t. suffix; plural מוֺשִׁיעִים Obad 1:21; Neh 9:27 —
1. deliver, save (properly give width and breadth to, liberate), in peril, with accusative of person or location Exod 2:17 (E) Judg 6:31; 1Sam 23:2; 1Sam 23:5; 2Sam 10:19 = 1Chr 19:19; 2Kgs 6:27 (twice in verse); Ps 36:7; Ps 72:18; Job 26:2 with לְ person Josh 10:6 (E) Deut 22:27; Judg 10:14; 2Sam 10:11 = 1Chr 19:12 (with accusative), Jer 11:12 (twice in verse); Ps 72:4; Ps 116:6 absolute הוֺשִׁיעָה הַמֶּלֶךְ Help, O king 2Sam 14:4; 2Kgs 6:26. Specifically save, from evils and troubles :
  a. of heroic men, saving the nation in war Judg 3:31; Judg 6:15; Judg 10:1; 1Sam 10:27; Hos 13:10; Jer 14:9 these are named מוֺשִׁיעַ saviour Judg 3:9; Judg 3:15; 2Kgs 13:5; Isa 19:20; Obad 1:21; Neh 9:27 phrase when they are lacking אֵין מוֺשִׁיעַ Judg 12:3; 1Sam 11:3; 2Sam 22:42 = Ps 18:42; Deut 28:29; Deut 28:31; Isa 47:15 they save מִיַּד from the hand of Judg 2:16; Judg 8:22; Judg 12:2; Judg 13:5; 1Sam 9:16; Neh 9:27 מכף Judg 6:14; 1Sam 4:3; 2Kgs 16:7.
  b. of God, who saves his people from external evils Deut 20:4; Josh 22:22; Judg 3:9; Judg 6:36; Judg 6:37; Judg 7:7; Judg 10:13; 1Sam 14:23; 1Sam 14:39; 2Kgs 14:27; 2Kgs 19:34 = Isa 37:35; Isa 25:9; Isa 33:22; Isa 35:4; Isa 43:12; Isa 49:25; Isa 63:9; Jer 31:7; Ezek 34:22; Hos 1:7 (twice in verse); Hab 1:2; Zeph 3:17; Zeph 3:19; Zech 8:7; Zech 8:13; Zech 9:16; Zech 10:6; Zech 12:7; Ps 28:9; Ps 69:36; Ps 106:8; Ps 118:25; 2Chr 20:9 or the pious among them Isa 38:20; Jer 2:27; Jer 17:14; Ps 3:8; Ps 6:5; Ps 7:2; Ps 31:17; Ps 54:3; Ps 55:17; Ps 57:4; Ps 69:2; Ps 71:2; Ps 71:3; Ps 106:47 = 1Chr 16:35; Ps 109:26; Ps 119:94; Ps 119:146; Ps 138:7; Prov 20:22 and especially the king Ps 20:7; Ps 20:10 David 2Sam 8:5; 2Sam 8:14 thy servant Ps 86:2; Ps 86:16 חסיד Ps 12:2 דַּכְּאֵירֿוּחַ Ps 34:19 צדיקים Ps 37:40 חוֺסִים Ps 17:7 ׳יראי י Ps 145:19 עם עני Ps 18:28 = 2Sam 22:28 עַנְוֵיאֶֿרֶץ Ps 76:10 ישׁרי לב Ps 7:11 שַׁח עֵינַיִם Job 22:29 accordingly God is מוֺשִׁיעַ saviour Isa 43:11; Isa 45:15; Isa 45:21; Isa 63:8; Hos 13:4 משִׁעִי 2Sam 22:3 מוֺשִׁיעָם Ps 106:21 מוֺשִׁיעוֺ Jer 14:8 מוֺשִׁיעֲךָ Isa 43:3; Isa 49:26; Isa 60:16; Jer 30:10 = Jer 46:27 is with his people לְהוֺשִׁיעַ Jer 15:20; Jer 30:11; Jer 42:11 רַב לְהוֺשִׁיעַ Isa 63:1 בֵּית מְצוּדוֺת לְהוֺשִׁיעֵנִי Ps 31:3 Israel prays הוֺשִׁיעָה יְמִינְךָ O save with thy right hand Ps 60:7 = Ps 108:7, compare Isa 59:1 that from which one is saved construction with מִיַּד ׃מִן Exod 14:30 (J) Judg 2:18; Judg 10:12; 1Sam 7:8; 2Sam 3:18; 2Kgs 19:19 = Isa 37:20; Ps 106:10; 2Chr 32:22 מֵחָמָס 2Sam 22:3 מֵחֶרֶב Job 5:15: מִכָּלצָֿרוֺת Ps 34:7 מִכָּלרָֿעוֺת 1Sam 10:19 מִצָּרֵינוּ Ps 44:8 מִפִּי אַרְיֵה Ps 22:22 מִשֹּׁפְטֵי נַפְשׁוֺ Ps 109:31 מֵאַנְשֵׁי דָמִים Ps 59:3 מִמְּצוּקוֺת Ps 107:13; Ps 107:19.
  c. there is no other salvation, the sword saves not Psalm Ps 44:7, or a nation Lam 4:17, or astrologers Isa 47:13, or Asshur Hos 14:4, or other gods Isa 45:20; Isa 46:7; Jer 2:28.
2. save from moral troubles, only in Ezekiel. מִכֹּל מוֺשְׁבֹתֵיחֶם (read, with Co Da and others, מְשׁוּבוֺתֵיהֶם) Ezek 37:23 מִכֹּל טֻמְאוֺתֵיכֶם Jer 36:29.
3. give victory to:
  a. of man, with לְ person, give victory to, with agent subject יַד Judg 7:2; 1Sam 25:26; 1Sam 25:33, יַד om. v1Sam 25:31 יַמִין Job 40:14 זְרוֺעַ Ps 44:4.
  b. of God, with לְ person, subject יָמִין Ps 98:1 זְרוֺעַ Isa 59:16; Isa 63:5 Yahweh 1Chr 18:6, with accusative v1Chr 18:13 absolute gain victory 1Sam 14:6; 1Sam 17:47 וַיּוֺשַׁע תְּשׁוּעָה גְדוֺלָה 1Chr 11:14.

save, saved, saviour, help, delivered, …
yāšaʿ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
  • to save, be saved, be delivered
    • (Niphal)
      • to be liberated, be saved, be delivered
        • "to be saved (in battle), be victorious
      (Hiphil)
      • to save, deliver
        • "to save from moral troubles"to give victory to

וְ אֶשְׁעָ֖ה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אֶשְׁעָ֖ה
Root word respect, look, dismayed, away, depart, …
Dictionary form: שָׁעָה · shaw-AW

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), first person singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: and i will have respect
look ×2 and had respect ×1 and i will have respect ×1 be dim ×1 but they look ×1 depart ×1 dismayed ×1 i look away ×1
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look — Broad default; fits most directional or attentive contexts.
gaze — More intense or sustained looking; elevated register.
regard — Implies favorable attention or approval; relational contexts.
turn — Prefer when movement of attention or direction is stressed.
pay attention — Idiomatic for contexts of heedful notice or response.
spare — Use in mercy/restraint contexts, e.g. withholding judgment.

BDB8903 H8159 H8173

BDB8902 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8904

שָׁעָה verb gaze (steadily, with interest, etc.) (Assyrian še°û, behold, look for, aim at); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Gen 4:5, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׁעֶה Isa 17:7; Isa 17:8, with apocope וַיִּ֫שַׁע Gen 4:4, 1 singular אֶשְׁעָה (Ges«GKC:75»§ 75 1) Ps 119:117, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁעֵה Job 14:6 masculine plural שְׁעוּ Isa 22:4 — gazeat, regard (with favour), ׳י subject, with אֶל Gen 4:4; Gen 4:5 (J); with מִן person = turn gaze away Isa 22:4; Job 7:19 Thes Ew Che, + probably Job 10:20 (for יָשִׁית), with מֵעַל person Job 14:6 man subject, regard God (with trust, devotion), with עַל Isa 17:7; Isa 31:1 with אֶל of thing Isa 17:8 with בְּ of words, statutes, Exod 5:9 (J) Ps 119:117 absolute 3 feminine plural תִּשְׁעֶינָה Isa 32:3 shall not behold makes no sense, read probably תְּשֹׁעֶינָה (√ I. שׁעע, Ew and most); 3 masculine plural יִשְׁעוּ 2Sam 22:42 they look (about) for help, < as || Ps 18:42 יְשַׁוְּעוּ. Hiph`il Imperative masculine singular הָשַׁע מִמֶּנִּי Ps 39:14 cause thy gaze to turn away from me (see also √I. שׁעע), < Qal שְׁעֵה as Job 14:6 (compare Job 7:19; Isa 22:4) Hup Bae Du Ges«GKC:75gg»§ 75gg. Hithpa`el Imperfect 2 masculine singular with apocope אַלתִּֿשְׁתָּע Isa 41:10 gaze not about (in anxiety, || אַלתִּֿירָא); 1 plural וְנִשְׁתָּ֫עָה (Ges«GKC:75»§ 75 1) vIsa 41:23 let us look at each other (in rivalry, see ראה Hiph`il).

BDB8924 H8173 H8159

BDB8923 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8925

I. [שָׁעַע] verb be smeared over, blinded (Aramaic שְׁעַע smear (akin to שׁוּעַ id.), to smooth, שָׁעִיעַ smooth (of words), flattering, smooth (compare also , smear over, close up); —

Qal Imperative + Hithpalpel Imperative masculine plural הִשְׁתַּעַשְׁעוּ וָשֹׁ֑עוּ Isa 29:9 blind yourselves and be blind ! (|| הִתְמַהְמְהוּ וּתְמָהוּ); > Buhl הִשְׁתָּעוּ וּשְׁעוּ, √שׁעה look about (2Sam 22:42); Isa 32:3 read probably 3 feminine plural תְּשֹׁעֶינָה, of eyes, be blinded (see שׁעה). Hiph`il Imperative masculine singular וְעֵינָיו הָשַׁ֑ע Isa 6:10 and its eyes besmear ! — So perhaps הָשַׁע Ps 39:14 (עֵינֶיךָ omitted) was intended by Masoretes (but wrongly, see Ol and others); see שָׁעָה.

respect, look, dismayed, away, depart, …
šāʿâ
to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered
  • to look at or to, regard, gaze at or about
    • (Qal) to gaze at, regard, behold, look about
      • "(Hiphil) to look away, cause gaze to turn away"(Hithpael) to look in dismay, gaze about (in anxiety)

בְ חֻקֶּ֣י ךָ
בְ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
חֻקֶּ֣י
Root word statutes, statute, decree, ordinance, due, …
ךָ
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)
Dictionary form: חֹק · hoke

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: unto thy statutes
statutes ×12 thy statutes ×9 the statutes ×7 and the statutes ×6 his statutes ×6 me thy statutes ×6 and his statutes ×5 my statutes ×5
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decree — Emphasizes official, authoritative pronouncement from a ruler or God.
ordinance — Formal regulation; good for legal or cultic contexts.
law — Broad, accessible term; best when statutes feel like general rules.
regulation — Plain modern term; suits administrative or priestly legal codes.
prescribed portion — Use when חֹק refers to an allotted share or ration.
boundary — Use when חֹק denotes a fixed natural or cosmic limit.

BDB3072 H2706 H2711

BDB3071 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3073

חֹק127 noun masculineMic 7:11 something prescribed, a statute or due; — ׳ח Gen 47:22 + 22 t.; חָקֿ Exod 30:21 + 14 t.; suffix חֻקִּי Prov 30:8 + 3 t.; חָקְךָ Lev 10:13; Lev 10:14 etc. + 4 t. suffixes; plural חֻקִּים Deut 4:5 + 31 t.; construct חֻקֵּי Exod 18:16 חוּקֵּ֯י Ezek 20:18 also חִקֲקֵי Judg 5:15; Isa 10:1 (Ges«GKC:93»§ 93. 1 R 7); חֻקָּו֯ Job 14:5 etc. + 44 t. suffixes —

1. prescribed task, assigned to Israel in Egypt Exod 5:14 (E).
2. prescribed portion, or allowance of food Gen 47:22 (twice in verse) (J); Prov 30:8; Prov 31:15; Ezek 16:27 מחקי Job 23:12 (RV; < ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Ol Me Di SS בְּחֵקִי in my bosom).
3. action prescribed for oneself, resolve: חִקֲקֵי לֵב Judg 5:15 resolves of mind || חִקְרֵי לֵב vJudg 5:16.
4. prescribed due of the priests from offerings Lev 6:11; Lev 10:13 (twice in verse); Lev 10:14 (twice in verse) (P); due of ׳י Lev 6:15 (P); עולם ׳לח Exod 29:28; Lev 7:34; Lev 10:15; Num 18:8; Num 18:11; Num 18:19 (all P), Lev 24:9(H); portion of oil for the תּרומה Ezek 45:14.
5. prescribed limit, boundary: of sea Jer 5:22; Prov 8:29; Job 26:10; Job 38:10 of heavens Ps 148:6 of land of Israel Mic 7:11 of time Job 14:5; Job 14:13 so פָּֽעֲרָה פִיהָ לִבְלִי חֹ֑ק Isa 5:14 Sh®°ôl openeth wide her mouth, without limit.
6. enactment, decree, ordinance of either God or man:
  a. specific decree: law of fifth in Egypt Gen 47:26 (J); of passover Exod 12:24 (J); lament for Jephthah's daughter Judg 11:39 for Josiah 2Chr 35:25 חק ומשׁפט Exod 15:25; Josh 24:25 (both E), 1Sam 30:25 חק עולם Exod 30:21 || עֵדוּת, מִשְׁפָּט Ps 81:5; Ps 81:6 (law of a festival).
  b. of ׳י in nature Job 28:26.
  c. respecting Messianic king Ps 2:7 day of ׳י Zeph 2:2 ᵑ0, but on text see We and טֶרֶם, below; covenant with Jacob Ps 105:10 = 1Chr 16:17 destiny of man Job 23:14.
  d. law in general עלי חק according to law, right Ps 94:20 (others against law); ומשׁפט ׳לַמֵּד ח Ezra 7:10 || בּרית and תורות Isa 25:5 || עדות Ps 99:7.
7. plural חֻקִּים enactments, statutes of a law:
  a. of ׳י in nature Jer 31:36.
  b. of the prophets Zech 1:6.
  c. conditions of deed of purchase Jer 32:11.
  d. enactments || מִשְׁפָּטִים: ancestral Ezek 20:18 given by God as punishment for disobedience Ezek 20:25.
  e. decrees of unjust judges חִקֲקֵיאָֿוֶן Isa 10:1. feminine civil enactments prescribed by God: חֻקֵּי האלהים Exod 18:16 (E; || תּוֺרֹתָיו), vExod 18:20 (E; || id.)
  g. elsewhere of prescriptions of the several codes of Hex: Lev 10:11; Num 30:17 (P), Deut 4:6; Deut 6:24; Deut 16:12; Ps 119:5 + 20 t., Mal 3:7 || ׳תּוֺרַת י Amos 2:4 ותורות ׳ח Ps 105:45 ׳והח ׳דברי הת Deut 17:19 || ברית Ps 50:16 וברית ועדות ׳ח 2Kgs 17:15 usually either || משׁפטים Deut 4:1; Deut 4:5; Deut 4:8; Deut 4:14; Deut 5:1; Deut 11:32; Deut 12:1; Deut 26:16; 1Kgs 9:4 = 2Chr 7:17; 1Chr 22:13; Ezek 11:12; Ezek 36:27, or else ומשׁפטים ׳ח combined with other synonym (usually preceding): e.g. דבר(ים ׅ Ps 147:19 תורה 2Chr 33:8; Mal 3:22 מצוה Deut 5:28; Deut 6:1; Deut 7:11 מצות Neh 1:7; 1Kgs 8:58 מצוה, תורה 2Chr 19:10 עֵדֹת Deut 4:45; Deut 6:20 sometimes following: e.g. תורות Lev 26:46 מצוה, תורה 2Kgs 17:37 or in different order, e.g. ותורות ׳מ ומצות ׳ח Neh 9:13 ׳וח ׳מצות ומ Neh 10:30 ומצות ׳ח ׳ומ Deut 26:17. Apart from משׁפטים it is combined with מצות, e.g. ׳וח ׳מ Exod 15:26 (R), Deut 27:10 ׳ומ ׳ח Deut 4:40; 1Kgs 3:14; 1Kgs 8:61 ותורה ׳וח ׳מ Neh 9:14 ׳ועדות וח ׳מ Deut 6:17; 1Chr 29:19; 2Chr 34:31 ׳וח ׳דברי מ Ezra 7:11 it is used with verbs: נתן Lev 26:46 + 3 t.; צוּה Num 30:17 + 9 t.; למּד Deut 4:1 + 10 t.; שׁמר Deut 26:17 + 16 t.; עשׂה Deut 6:24 + 5 t.; שׁמר לעשׂות Deut 11:32 + 4 t.; הלך בְּ 1Kgs 8:61 + 3 t. — [On usage of חֹק see חֻקָּה near the end]

statutes, statute, decree, ordinance, due, …
ḥōq
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
  • statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due
    • prescribed task
      • "prescribed portion"action prescribed (for oneself), resolve"prescribed due"prescribed limit, boundary"enactment, decree, ordinance
      • specific decree
        • "law in general
      enactments, statutes
      • conditions
        • "enactments"decrees"civil enactments prescribed by God

תָמִֽיד
תָמִֽיד
Root word continually, continual, daily, always, alway, …
Dictionary form: תָּמִיד · taw-MEED

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: continually
continually ×39 the continual ×12 always ×5 alway ×3 and for the continual ×3 and the continual ×2 and the daily ×2 for a continual ×2
More options
continually — Modernized KJV; best for ongoing, uninterrupted action.
always — Natural in narrative and wisdom contexts.
regularly — Prefer for scheduled ritual or liturgical settings.
perpetually — Emphasizes endless duration; suits legal or covenantal texts.
constant — Adjectival use; fits 'the constant offering' constructions.
without ceasing — Stronger emphasis on unbroken continuity.

BDB4540 H8548

BDB4539 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4541

תָּמִיד noun masculineDan 12:11 continuity (perhaps originally extent; Late Hebrew as Biblical Hebrew, Ecclus תמיד Eccl 45:14); — ׳ת always absolute; —

1. earliest and oftenest as adverb, continually:
  a. of going on without interruption = continuously, Hos 12:7; Jer 6:7; Nah 3:19; Isa 21:8; Isa 49:16; Isa 51:13 (+ כָּלהַֿיּוֺם), Isa 52:5 (+ id.), Isa 60:11 (|| יַוֺמָם וָלַיְלָח, Isa 62:6 (+ כָּלהַֿיּוֺם וְכָלהַֿלַּיְלָה), Isa 65:3; Obad 1:16; Hab 1:17; Deut 11:12; 1Kgs 10:8 = 2Chr 9:7; 1Chr 16:11; 1Chr 16:37 especially (sometimes hyperbole) in Psalms : Ps 16:8; Ps 25:15; Ps 34:2 (|| בְּכָלעֵֿת), Ps 35:27 compare Ps 40:17; Ps 70:5; Ps 38:18; Ps 40:12; Ps 50:8; Ps 51:5; Ps 69:24; Ps 71:6; Ps 71:14; Ps 72:15; Ps 73:23; Ps 74:23; Ps 105:4; Ps 109:15; Ps 109:19; Ps 119:44 (+ וֶָ˜עך׃ לְעוֺלָם), vPs 40:109; (so also Ps 16:5, for ᵑ0 תומי, Bi Che; תּוֺסיף Ol Bae); Prov 5:19 (|| בִּכָלעֵֿת), Prov 6:21; Prov 15:15; Prov 28:14 also Ezek 38:8 (strike out ᵑ6 Co ToyHpt. Berthol), Lev 6:6 (P; of fire, || לֹא תִכְבֶּה), and Lev 46:14 (but ׳חֻקַּת תּ ᵐ5 Co Berthol); also in ritual, Lev 24:8 (H), compare Exod 25:30 (P; shew-bread), Lev 24:2; Lev 24:3; Lev 24:4 (H), compare Exod 27:20 (P; of lamp), Exod 28:29; Exod 28:30; Exod 28:38.
  b. of regular repetition: meals 2Sam 9:7; 2Sam 9:10; 2Sam 9:13; 2Kgs 25:29 = Jer 52:33 journeys 2Kgs 4:19 compare Num 9:16; Ps 71:3 of ritual: sacrifice, לַיּוֺם תָּמִיד Exod 29:38 compare 1Chr 16:40; 1Chr 23:31; 2Chr 24:14.
2. as substantive:
  a. of uninterrupted continuity, ׳אַנְשֵׁי ת Ezek 39:14 men of continuity, i.e. men continually employed for the purpose; ׳לֶחֶם הַתּ Num 4:7 the bread of continuity, i.e. the bread that is always there, so ׳מַעֲרֶכֶת ת 2Chr 2:3, and perhaps ׳חֲצֹצְרוֺת ת 1Chr 16:6.
  b. of regular repetition ׳אֲרֻחַת מ 2Kgs 25:30, i.e. a regular allowance, = Jer 52:34 especially of ritual: ׳קְטֹרֶת ת Exod 30:8 (P); most often ׳עֹלַת ת Ezek 46:15 (every morning), Exod 29:42 (morning and evening, so) Num 28:6; Ezra 3:5, so read also Num 28:3 (Di) for ᵑ0 ׳עוֺלָה ת (לַיּוֺם); ׳עֹלַת הַת Num 28:10; Num 28:15; Num 28:23; Num 28:24; Num 28:31; Num 29:6; Num 29:11; Num 29:16; Num 29:19; Num 29:22; Num 29:25; Num 29:28; Num 29:31; Num 29:34; Num 29:38 Neh Neh 10:35 rarely ׳מִנְחַת ת Num 4:16 (P), Neh 10:34 as appositive, ׳מִנְחָה ת Lev 6:13 meal-offering as a regular observance (compare Ges«GKC:131»§ 131, 2 (b) DaSynt.§ 29 (b); on text see Di, NowArchaeology ii. 124 f.), (and Num 28:3 ᵑ0, but see above)
  c. (late) ׳הַת alone = daily (morning and evening) burnt-offering (NowArchaeology ii. 222 f.) Dan 8:11; Dan 8:12; Dan 8:13; Dan 11:31; Dan 12:11 (so Talmud, even in plural תְּמִידִין).

continually, continual, daily, always, alway, …
tāmîd
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (daily) sacrifice
  • continuity, perpetuity, to stretch
    • continually, continuously (as adverb)
      • "continuity (subst)

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
סְעָדֵ֥נִי וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְאֶשְׁעָ֖ה בְחֻקֶּ֣יךָ תָמִֽיד Silluq — end of the verse

סְעָדֵנִי וְאִוָּשֵׁעָה וְאֶשְׁעָה בְחֻקֶּיךָ תָמִֽיד׃
117
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Cross References

Psalms 119:6

אָז לֹא-אֵבוֹשׁ בְּהַבִּיטִי אֶל-כָּל-מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
6
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

Jude 1:24

Τῷ δὲ δυναμένῳ φυλάξαι ὑμᾶς ἀπταίστους καὶ στῆσαι κατενώπιον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ ἀμώμους ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει
24
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Psalms 71:6

עָלֶיךָ׀ נִסְמַכְתִּי מִבֶּטֶן מִמְּעֵי אִמִּי אַתָּה גוֹזִי בְּךָ תְהִלָּתִי תָמִֽיד׃
6
By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

Psalms 139:10

גַּם-שָׁם יָדְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵנִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
10
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

John 10:28

κἀγὼ ζωὴν αἰώνιον δίδωμι αὐτοῖς καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου
28
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

Psalms 17:5

תָּמֹךְ אֲשֻׁרַי בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶיךָ בַּל-נָמוֹטּוּ פְעָמָֽי׃
5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

Psalms 119:48

וְאֶשָּֽׂא-כַפַּי אֶֽל-מִצְוֹתֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר אָהָבְתִּי וְאָשִׂיחָה בְחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃
48
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

Psalms 119:111

נָחַלְתִּי עֵדְוֺתֶיךָ לְעוֹלָם כִּֽי-שְׂשׂוֹן לִבִּי הֵֽמָּה׃
111
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Isaiah 41:13

כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מַחֲזִיק יְמִינֶךָ הָאֹמֵר לְךָ אַל-תִּירָא אֲנִי עֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃
13
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Romans 14:4

σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ κρίνων ἀλλότριον οἰκέτην; τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει· σταθήσεται δέ δυνατὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς στῆσαι αὐτόν
4
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

Psalms 73:23

וַאֲנִי תָמִיד עִמָּךְ אָחַזְתָּ בְּיַד-יְמִינִֽי׃
23
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

1 Peter 1:5

τοὺς ἐν δυνάμει θεοῦ φρουρουμένους διὰ πίστεως εἰς σωτηρίαν ἑτοίμην ἀποκαλυφθῆναι ἐν καιρῷ ἐσχάτῳ
5
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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