Psalms 119:147

קִדַּ֣מְתִּי בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה (לדבריך) לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

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קִדַּ֣מְתִּי

Root word prevented, before, prevent, met, preventest, …

Dictionary form: קָדַם · kaw-DAHM

Verb — Piel, Perfect (Qatal), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: i prevented

prevent ×3 prevented me ×3 they prevented ×3 come before ×2 shall i come before ×2 before ×1 disappoint ×1 hath prevented ×1

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come before — Neutral, broad use for approaching or presenting oneself.

meet — Emphasizes an encounter or confrontation; relational contexts.

confront — Stronger tone; useful when opposition or urgency is implied.

anticipate — Captures the sense of acting ahead of time or forestalling.

go ahead of — Literal spatial sense; good for narrative or poetic movement.

forestall — Formal register; best when prevention or preemption is the focus.

BDB7304 H6923

[קָדַם] verb Pi`el denominative (Gerber¹³⁰) come or be in front, meet; — קִדַּמְתִּי Jonah 4:2; Ps 119:147 3 plural קִדְּמוּ Deut 23:5 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְקַדְּמֵנִי Ps 59:11 3 feminine singular suffix תְּקַדְּמֶךָּ Ps 88:14 1 singular אֲקַדֵּם Mic 6:6 Imperative masculine singular קַדְּמָה Mic 17:3 —

1. a. meet, confront (with hostility) with accusative of person 2Sam 22:6 (twice in verse).= Ps 18:6; Ps 18:9; Job 30:27, with accusative פָּנָיו Ps 17:13 of hostile approach to city (active) 2Kgs 19:32 = Isa 37:33 (+ adverb accusative).
b. come to meet one (accusative) as friend, with (ב) something Isa 21:14; Deut 23:5; Neh 13:2, so, as worshippers (accusative of ׳י), Mic 6:6 (twice in verse); with accusative of person + of thing Ps 21:4, so Ps 59:11 Kt ᵐ5 ᵑ9 (accusative of person alone Qr), accusative of person alone Ps 79:8 accusative ׳י Ps 88:14, accusative פָּנָיו (of ׳י) Ps 95:2, compare חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָנֶיךָ Ps 89:15 (namely, to join themselves to thee).
c. meet, receive, accusative of person, Job 3:12.

2. a. go before, in front Ps 68:26.
b. be in front, 1Sam 20:25 (read וַיְקַדֵּם for וַיָּקָם) ᵐ5 Ew Th We Dr and others

3. be beforehand, with ב temporal Ps 119:147 + infinitive construct Jonah 4:2 anticipate, forestall, with accusative of thing Ps 119:148.

Hiph`il 1. Imperfect 3 feminine singular תַּקְדִּים (We Now GASm תְּקַדֵּם) Amos 9:10 calamity . . . shall not come in front about us (בַּעֲדֵינוּ).

2. Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix הִקְדִּימַנִי Job 41:3 who has anticipated me [God]? ᵐ5 Me Bi Bu confronted me (reading וַיִּשְׁלָ֑ם for following וַאֲשַׁלֵּם); Du יְקַדְּמֶנּוּ confronted him (the crocodile).

BDB7310 H6917 H6923

קְדוּמִים noun [masculine] plural only ׳(נַחַל) ק Judg 5:21, meaning dubious; ᵐ5^A proper name Καδησειμ, ᵐ5^L Καδημειμ; ᵐ5^B ἀρχαίων, so ᵑ7, AV ancient river (literally of antiquity), Bachm and others; Be and others of attack (compare קָדַם 1 a); see further GFM Bu Now Cook^{Ency. Bib. 2683}.

prevented, before, prevent, met, preventest, …

qādam

to project (one self), i.e., precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)

to meet, come or be in front, confront, go before

(Piel)

to meet, confront, come to meet, receive

to come in front

בַ ֭נֶּשֶׁף

בַ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)

֭נֶּשֶׁף

Root word twilight, night, dark, dawning, day

Dictionary form: נֶשֶׁף · neh-SHEP

בַ

Hidden "the" בַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the dawning

in the twilight ×3 as in the night ×1 for the twilight ×1 me the night ×1 of the twilight ×1 the dark ×1 the dawning ×1 the dawning of the day ×1

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twilight — Best default; covers both dusk and dawn ambiguity.

dusk — Prefer when context is clearly evening/end of day.

darkness — Emphasizes obscurity rather than a specific time.

dawn — Use when context points to early-morning half-light.

nightfall — Signals the onset of night; slightly more poetic.

deep night — For passages stressing the darkest part of night.

BDB5425 H5399

נֶ֫שֶׁף noun masculine twilight (properly twilight-breeze, compare לְרוּחַ הַיּוֺם Gen 3:8 Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 נְשֶׁף, נִשְׁפָּא; — ׳נ absolute 1Sam 30:17 +, נָ֑שֶׁף Jer 13:16 construct Isa 21:4 suffix נִשְׁפּוֺ Job 3:9 —

1. evening twilight 2Kgs 7:5; 2Kgs 7:7 (compare לַיְלָה v2Kgs 7:12); opposed to בֹּקֶר Isa 5:11 time of concealment Job 24:15; Prov 7:9 (+ עֶרֶב יוֺם, אִישׁוֺן לַיְלָה וַאֲפֵלָה, to emphasize sin that shuns the day); of refreshing Isa 21:4 חִשְׁקִיׅ ׳(נ; of stumbling, in dim light Isa 59:10 (opposed to צָהֳרַיִם), so הָרֵי נָ֑שֶׁף Jer 13:16 (both figurative); כּוֺכְבֵי נִשְׁפּוֺ Job 3:9 the stars of its twilight (i.e. of night of Job's birth). — so וְעַדהָֿעֶרֶב ׳מֵהַנּ לְמָחֳרָתָם 1Sam 30 Klo Kit HPS (read לְהַחֲרִמָם for ׳לְמָח, We Kit Bu); Th, after Luth, below so Buhl^Kex SS; Löhr allows either.

2. morning twilight Job 7:4 (opposed to עֶרֶב). apparently also Ps 119:147.

twilight, night, dark, dawning, day

nešep

properly, a breeze, i.e., (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails)

twilight

evening twilight

וָ אֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָ ה

וָ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

אֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָ

Root word cried, cry, out, shout, crieth, …

Suffix poetic ending — no change in meaning

Dictionary form: שָׁוַע · shaw-WA

Verb — Piel, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: of the morning and cried

cried ×2 and cried ×1 and i cried ×1 and shout ×1 crieth out ×1 cry ×1 him but when he cried ×1 i cried ×1

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cry out — Most natural modern equivalent; broad contextual fit.

call out — Slightly less urgent; suits appeals or summons.

shout for help — Highlights the distress and need for rescue.

plead — Emphasizes earnest petition over volume or emotion.

cry for help — Explicit about the motive; good in lament contexts.

wail — Conveys loud, grief-stricken outcry; use sparingly.

BDB8550 H7768

[שָׁוַע] verb Pi`el cry out for help (Gerb³³ thinks denominative from שֵׁוְעָה, and this from √ akin to ישׁע deliver); — Perfect 1 singular שִׁוַּעְתִּי Ps 30:3 + 3 t.; Imperfect 3 feminine singular תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ Job 24:12 2 masculine singular תְּשַׁוַּע Isa 58:9, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix שַׁוְּעִי Ps 28:2; Ps 31:23 שַׁוְעִי Ps 5:3 (Ol^{§ 182 d}), etc.; Participle מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ Ps 72:12; Job 29:12 — cry for help: absolute Ps 72:12; Job 19:7; Job 24:12; Job 29:12; Job 30:28; Job 35:9, + Isa 38:13 Houb Lo Che Du and others (for שִׁוִּיתִי); specifically to God Ps 5:3; Ps 18:42; Ps 119:147; Job 36:13; Isa 58:9; Jonah 2:3; Hab 1:2; Lam 3:8 with אל Ps 18:7; Ps 22:25; Ps 28:2 = Ps 31:23; Ps 30:3; Ps 88:14 + vPs 31:2 (read with Weir אֱלֹהַי שִׁוַּעְתִּי יוֺם צַעֲקָתִי), Job 30:20; Job 38:41.

cried, cry, out, shout, crieth, …

šāwaʿ

properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e., freedom from some trouble)

(Piel) to cry out (for help), shout

יִחָֽלְתִּי

Root word hope, waited, wait, hoped, tarry, …

Dictionary form: יָחַל · yaw-HAHL

Verb — Piel, Perfect (Qatal), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: i hoped

me hope ×3 do i hope ×2 hope ×2 i have hoped ×2 and he stayed ×1 and he tarried ×1 and they waited ×1 and waited ×1

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hope — Most versatile rendering; suits general expectation contexts.

wait — Emphasizes patient endurance while anticipating an outcome.

long for — Highlights emotional yearning; good for heartfelt, poetic passages.

trust — Stresses confidence in a person or God as the object.

expect — More neutral, cognitive tone; suits formal or prose contexts.

look to — Conveys directed, active reliance; natural in modern English idiom.

BDB3515 H3176

[יָחַל] verb Niph`al wait; Pi`el await (compare Late Hebrew יִחוּל expectation); —

Niph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular נוֺחֲלָה Ezek 19:5 (yet see below); Imperfect וַיִּיָּ֫חֶל Gen 8:12 + 1Sam 13:18 Kt (see Dr; Qr Hiph`il וַיּוֺחֶל); — wait: Gen 8:12 and he waited yet seven days; so 1Sam 13:18 Kt; of Israel under figure of lioness, וַתֵּרֶא כִּי נוֺחֲלָה אָֽבְדָה תִּקְוָתָהּ Ezek 19:5 when she saw that her hope tarried, was lost (but dubious; Sm compare Aramaic be weak, whence perhaps sink down; Hi (perhaps after ᵐ5) כִּי נִדַּח לָהּ that he was thrust away from her; Co plausibly נוֺאֲלָה that she had acted foolishly). Pi`el Perfect 2 masculine singular suffix יִחַלְתָּ֑נִי Ps 119:49 1 singular יִחָ֑לְתִּי vPs 119:48 + 4 t. Ps 119 3 masculine plural יִחֲלוּ Job 29:23; Ezek 13:6 יִחֵ֑לּוּ Job 29:21 1 plural יִחַלְנוּ Ps 33:22 Imperfect יְיַחֵל Mic 5:6 אֲיַחֵל Job 6:11 + 3 t.; אֲיַחֲלָה Job 30:26 יְיַחֵ֑לוּ Isa 42:4 יְיַחֵלוּן Isa 51:5 Imperative יַחֵל Ps 130:7; Ps 131:3Participle מְיַחֵל Ps 69:4 מְיַחֲלִים Ps 31:25 + 2 t.; —

1. wait, tarry for, followed by לְ Mic 5:6 (of rain, || יְקַוֶּה); so Mic 1:12 according to We, who reads יִחֲלָה (Perfect) for חָלָה; absolute wait Job 14:14.

2. wait for = hope for, followed by לְ Isa 42:4; Job 29:21; Job 29:23; Job 30:25 (|| קִוֵּיתִי), Ps 31:25; Ps 33:18; Ps 33:22; Ps 69:4; Ps 119:43; Ps 119:74; Ps 119:81; Ps 119:114; Ps 119:147; Ps 147:11 followed by ל infinitive לְקַיֵּם דָּבָר ׳ויח Ezek 13:6 followed by אֶל Isa 51:5; Ps 130:7; Ps 131:3 absolute hope, Job 6:11; Job 13:15; Ps 71:14.

3. causative make to hope Ps 119:49 (suffix person). Hiph`il Perfect הוֺתַ֫לְתִּי Job 32:11, etc.; וְהוֺחַ֫לְתִּי (consecutive, see Hi De² Dr^{§:§ 106, 119r}) Job 32:16 Imperfect וַיּ֫וֺחֶל 1Sam 13:8 Qr; 2 masculine singular תּוֺחֵל 1Sam 10:8 אוֺחִיל 2Kgs 6:33; Lam 3:21; Lam 3:24 אוֺתִּ֫ילָה Jer 4:19 Qr (Kt אָחוּלָה), Mic 7:7 אֹחִילָה 2Sam 18:14 — wait, tarry, absolute (properly shew a waiting attitude): 1Sam 10:8 (followed by עַד בּוֺאִי), 1Sam 13:8 (Qr; compare Niph`al); 2Sam 18:14; Job 32:18; Jer 4:19 (but see חול); wait for, hope for (as Pi`el), followed by לְ 2Kgs 6:33; Mic 7:7; Lam 3:24; Job 32:11; Ps 38:16; Ps 42:6; Ps 42:12; Ps 43:5; Ps 130:5 (|| קִוִּיתִי); absolute hope, Lam 3:21.

hope, waited, wait, hoped, tarry, …

yāḥal

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

to wait, hope, expect

(Niphal) to wait

to wait, await, tarry

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.

קִדַּ֣מְתִּי בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף Dechi — a lesser break וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here לדבריך לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי Silluq — end of the verse

קִדַּמְתִּי בַנֶּשֶׁף וָאֲשַׁוֵּעָה ‫(לדבריך)‬ לִדְבָרְךָ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃

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I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

Cross References

Mark 1:35

Καὶ πρωῒ ἔννυχον λίαν ἀναστὰς ἐξῆλθεν καὶ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς ἔρημον τόπον κἀκεῖ προσηύχετο

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

Psalms 5:3

יְֽהוָה בֹּקֶר תִּשְׁמַע קוֹלִי בֹּקֶר אֶֽעֱרָךְ-לְךָ וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Psalms 130:5

קִוִּיתִי יְהוָה קִוְּתָה נַפְשִׁי וְֽלִדְבָרוֹ הוֹחָֽלְתִּי׃

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

Psalms 88:13

וַאֲנִי׀ אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה שִׁוַּעְתִּי וּבַבֹּקֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִי תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃

But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

Psalms 119:74

יְרֵאֶיךָ יִרְאוּנִי וְיִשְׂמָחוּ כִּי לִדְבָרְךָ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

Psalms 119:81

כָּלְתָה לִתְשׁוּעָתְךָ נַפְשִׁי לִדְבָרְךָ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃

My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

Psalms 56:4

בֵּאלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּל דְּבָרוֹ בֵּאלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אִירָא מַה-יַּעֲשֶׂה בָשָׂר לִֽי׃

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

Psalms 42:8

יוֹמָם׀ יְצַוֶּה יְהוָה׀ חַסְדּוֹ וּבַלַּיְלָה שִׁירוֹ עִמִּי תְּפִלָּה לְאֵל חַיָּֽי׃

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

Hebrews 6:17

ἐν ᾧ περισσότερον βουλόμενος ὁ θεὸς ἐπιδεῖξαι τοῖς κληρονόμοις τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τὸ ἀμετάθετον τῆς βουλῆς αὐτοῦ ἐμεσίτευσεν ὅρκῳ

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

Isaiah 26:9

נַפְשִׁי אִוִּיתִךָ בַּלַּיְלָה אַף-רוּחִי בְקִרְבִּי אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶךָּ כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לָאָרֶץ צֶדֶק לָמְדוּ יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵֽל׃

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Psalms 57:8

עוּרָה כְבוֹדִי עוּרָֽה הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר אָעִירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃

Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

Psalms 108:2

עוּרָֽה הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר אָעִירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃

Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

Psalms 21:3

כִּֽי-תְקַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכוֹת טוֹב תָּשִׁית לְרֹאשׁוֹ עֲטֶרֶת פָּֽז׃

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

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Strong's Definition H6923

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Strong's Definition H5399

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Strong's Definition H7768

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Strong's Definition H1697

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Strong's Definition H1697

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Strong's Definition H3176

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