Psalms 139:9

אֶשָּׂ֥א כַנְפֵי שָׁ֑חַר אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית יָֽם
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

אֶשָּׂ֥א
אֶשָּׂ֥א
Root word up, bear, take, bare, away, …
Dictionary form: נָשָׂא · naw-SAW

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: if i take
lift up ×27 and lifted up ×18 lifted up ×18 that bare ×15 take ×14 shall bear ×12 to bear ×12 bear ×11
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lift — Most common sense; raising something physically or figuratively.
carry — Preferred when sustained bearing or transport is in view.
bear — Broad: carry a load, bear guilt/sin, or endure.
take — Use when the motion of taking or receiving is primary.
forgive — Idiomatic for 'lifting' sin or guilt; theological contexts.
exalt — Figurative lifting of status or honor; elevated register.

BDB9721 H5375 H5376

BDB9720 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9722

נְשָׂא verb lift, take, carry (compare Biblical Hebrew; rare in Aramaic; see נְסִי, נְסָא ChWB, NHWB); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Dan 2:35 carry away (of wind, with accusative of thing); Imperative masculine singular שֵׂא Ezra 5:15 take (accusative vessels). Hithpa. make a rising, an insurrection: Participle feminine singular מִתְנַשְּׂאָה Ezra 4:19, עַל person

נְשֵׁיהוֺן see [נָשִׁין] below II. אנשׁ.

up, bear, take, bare, away, …
nāśāʾ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
  • to lift, bear up, carry, take
    • (Qal)
      • to lift, lift up
        • "to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure"to take, take away, carry off, forgive
      (Niphal)
      • to be lifted up, be exalted
        • "to lift oneself up, rise up"to be borne, be carried"to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away
      (Piel)
      • to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
        • "to desire, long (figuratively)"to carry, bear continuously"to take, take away
      (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself"(Hiphil)
      • to cause one to bear (iniquity)
        • "to cause to bring, have brought

כַנְפֵי
כַנְפֵי
Root word wings, wing, skirt, skirts, sort, …
Dictionary form: כָּנָף · kaw-NAWP

Noun — Common, feminine dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: the wings
their wings ×12 wings ×11 the wings ×8 wing ×6 of thy wings ×5 and their wings ×4 his wings ×3 skirt ×3
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wing — Core meaning; best for birds, angels, or cherubim.
edge — Prefer for garment borders or territorial limits.
corner — Good for ritual contexts, e.g. corners of a garment.
hem — Vivid for garment skirt; e.g. grasping someone's hem.
extremity — Suits poetic or geographic 'ends of the earth' passages.
pinion — Elevated register; use for poetic or hymnic bird imagery.

BDB4099 H3671

BDB4098 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4100

כָּנָף109 noun feminine1Kgs 6:27 (masculine Ezek 7:2 Kt, but compare Qr and Co; also apparently 2Chr 3:11; 2Chr 3:13, but see Be), wing, extremity (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כַּנְפָֿא, ; Zinjirli אחז בכנף מראה, figurative for attached himself to the party of his lord, PanammuInscr. l. 11, compare Zech 8:23 (2 a below); DHMSendsch. 58; Arabic , Assyrian kappu, Ethiopic ); — absolute ׳כ Gen 1:21 +; construct כְּנַף 1Kgs 6:24 +; suffix כְּנָפִי Ezek 16:8, כְּנָפֶ֑ךָ Ruth 3:9, כְּנָפוֺ Hag 2:12 dual כְּנָפַיִם 1Kgs 8:7 + (even of more than two, Isa 6:2 (twice in verse); Ezek 1:6; Ezek 1:21); construct כַּנְפֵי Exod 19:4 suffix כְּנָפֶיךָ Ezek 5:3, כְּנָפַיִךְ Jer 2:34, כְּנָפָיו Isa 8:8 +; כְּנָפֶיהָ Hos 4:19; Mal 3:20 כַּנְפֵיהֶם 1Kgs 6:27 +; כַנְפֵיהֶן Ezek 1:24; Ezek 1:25 plural construct כַּנְפוֺת Deut 22:12 + 4 t.; —

1. wing,
  a. of birds Isa 10:14 (in figurative), Exod 19:4 (E ? R ? figurative) Deut 32:11 (in simile), Zech 5:9; Lev 1:17 (P), Job 39:13; Job 39:26; Ps 68:14 in figure of invading king Jer 48:40; Jer 49:22; Ezek 17:3; Ezek 17:7 so apparently Isa 8:8 of invader as overflowing river (but Du Che separate וְהָיָה מֻטּוֺת כְּנָפָיו from preceding); of riches, as flying away Prov 23:5 in phrase צִפּוֺר כָּנָף = winged birds Deut 4:17; Ps 148:10, ׳(עֵיט)צִפּוֺר כָּלכֿ Ezek 39:4; Ezek 39:17, ׳כֹּל צִפּוֺר כָּלכֿ Gen 7:14 (P), Ezek 17:23, ׳עוֺף כ Gen 1:21 (P), Ps 78:27 also ׳בַּעַל כ Prov 1:17 = winged thing, compare בַּעַלהֿ֯כְּנָפַיִם Eccl 10:20.
  b. of insects (probably), אֶרֶץ צִלְצַל כְּנָפָ֑יִם Isa 18:1 buzzing, or humming of wings, i.e. Ethiopia, so called from its swarms of flies, with especial reference possibly to the tsetse-fly (so Du, compare Che; id., in general, Hi De; > Kn Di of the tropical shadow falling both ways; Thes1167 b of noise of the wings of an army; reference to sails as wings — compare vIsa 18:2 — would be suitable, but צִלְצַל does not favour this).
  c. of cherubim 1Kgs 6:24 (4 t. in verse) + 8 t. Kings, compare 2Chr 3:11 (4 t. in verse) + 6 t. Chronicles; Ezek 1:6 + 17 t. Ezekiel; Exod 25:20 (twice in verse); Exod 39:9 (twice in verse) (all P).
  d. of seraphim Isa 6:2 (twice in verse).
  e. of women in Zechariah's vision Zech 5:9 (twice in verse). feminine figurative of the wind, Hos 4:19; Ps 18:11 = 2Sam 22:11; Ps 104:3.
  g. figurative of the dawn (winged sun-disc ?) Ps 139:9, compare of sun of righteousness Mal 3:20.
  h. figurative of ׳י, as protector of his people Ps 17:8; Ps 36:8; Ps 57:2; Ps 61:5; Ps 63:3; Ps 91:4; Ruth 2:12.
2. extremity: —
  a. of garment = skirt, corner, or loose flowing end, 1Sam 15:27; 1Sam 24:5; 1Sam 24:6; 1Sam 24:12 (twice in verse); Deut 22:12; Deut 23:1; Deut 27:20; (figurative), Ezek 5:3; Ezek 16:8 (in figurative), Hag 2:12 (twice in verse); Zech 8:23; Num 15:38 (twice in verse) (P; compare RSSem, i. 416, 2nd ed. 437).
  b. of the earth, מִכְּנַף הָאָרֶץ Isa 24:16 from the end of the earth; elsewhere plural ׳כַּנְפוֺת הָא Job 37:3; Job 38:13, and, def. ׳הא ׳אַרְבַּע כ Isa 11:12 the four corners of the earth; so of the holy land Ezek 7:2. — עַלכְּֿנַף שִׁקּוּצִים מְשׁוֺמֵם Dan 9:27 is obscure; Meinh reads, after Vrss., כָּנָף, on the corner (of the altar) is a devastating abomination; < KueOnderzoek 2, ii. 472 Bev, who read עַלכַּֿנּוֺ in its place, instead of it.

wings, wing, skirt, skirts, sort, …
kānāp
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
  • wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt
    • wing
      • "extremity
      • skirt, corner (of garment)

שָׁ֑חַר
שָׁ֑חַר
Root word morning, day, early, light, dayspring, …
Dictionary form: שַׁחַר · sha-HAHR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: of the morning
as the morning ×4 of the day ×4 of the morning ×4 early ×2 the morning ×2 and caused the dayspring ×1 and when the day ×1 from whence it riseth ×1
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dawn — Most natural modern term; broadly applicable across contexts.
daybreak — Emphasizes the moment night ends; vivid and contemporary.
first light — Poetic yet plain; suits literary or psalmic passages.
sunrise — Focuses on the rising sun; good for directional or vivid imagery.
break of day — Slightly more formal; suits narrative prose contexts.
morning light — Highlights illumination aspect; use when brightness is in focus.

BDB8610 H7837 H7809

BDB8609 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8611

שַׁ֫חַר noun masculineGen 19:15 dawn; — absolute ׳שׁ 1Sam 9:26 +, שָׁ֑חַר Judg 19:25 +; suffix שַׁחְרָךְ Isa 47:11 (but read probably שַׁחֲדָהּ); — dawn, with עָלָה rise Gen 19:15; Gen 32:25; Gen 32:27; Josh 6:15 (all J), Judg 19:25; 1Sam 9:26; Neh 4:15; Jonah 4:7 opposed to עֵיפָה Amos 4:13 as adverb at dawn Ps 57:9 = Ps 108:3 ׳עַפְעַפֵּישֿׁ Job 3:9; Job 41:10 ׳כַּנְפֵישֿׁ Ps 139:9; Ps 110:3 read probably ׳רֶחֶם שׁ (see מִשְׁחָר below); ׳שׁ also Job 38:12, in simile Hos 6:3 (but read כְּשַׁחֲרֵנוּ כֵּן נִמְצָאֵהוּ as infinitive, see following, GieBeitr. 208 We Now GASm Marti), Isa 58:8; Song 6:10; Joel 2:2 (al. blackness, || עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶל); ׳בֶּןשֿׁ Isa 14:12 (of star, figurative of royal splendour; — literal as myth RSK 300); ׳אֵין לוֺ שׁ Isa 8:20 is obscure, so also ׳בַּשּׁ Hos 10:15 (We in storm, i.e. בַּשַּׂעַר). — Isa 47:11 usually, but improbably, dawn (origin) of calamity: JHMich Hi Ew Rö (Thes) De Di and others charm away (RVm) (Arabic enchant (WeHeid. 2. 159, 200), enchantment [= Sabean סחר DHMHofmus. 24. 1]); but see [ שָׁחַד].

morning, day, early, light, dayspring, …
šaḥar
dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)
  • dawn
    • dawn
      • "at dawn (as adverb)

אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה
אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה
Root word dwell, dwelt, dwelleth, abode, place, …
Dictionary form: שָׁכַן · shaw-KAHN

Verb — Qal, Cohortative, first person singular simple action — "he did" a resolve — try "let me ___" / "let us ___" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: and dwell
shall dwell ×11 dwell ×8 abode ×5 to place ×5 and dwell ×4 and i will dwell ×4 dwelleth ×3 dwelt ×3
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dwell — Most direct modern equivalent; suits most contexts.
live — Natural contemporary word for residing in a place.
reside — Slightly formal; good for official or legal texts.
settle — Emphasizes taking up a permanent or lasting home.
abide — Retains a slightly solemn tone; suits theological contexts.
inhabit — Stresses occupying a place, especially a land or region.

BDB8675 H7931 H7933

BDB8674 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8676

שָׁכַן, שָׁכֵ֑ן verb settle down, abide, dwell (Late Hebrew id.; +; Phoenician שכן Lzb375; Aramaic שְׁכֵין; Syriac , all dwell; Arabic rest, dwell, compare Assyrian šakânu, set, lay, deposit, set up (a dwelling), intransitive be situated (of city), maškanu, place, dwelling-place); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Exod 40:35 + 5 t.; שָׁכֵ֑ן Deut 33:12 + 2 t., etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singularיִשְׁכֹּן Gen 16:12 +; יִשְׁכָּןֿ Num 9:17 + 2 t.; 3 masculine plural יִשְׁכֹּ֑נוּ Jer 49:31 3 feminine plural תִּשְׁכֹּ֑נָּה Ezek 17:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁכֹן Gen 26:2; Ps 37:27 שְׁכָןֿ vPs 37:3 masculine plural שִׁכְנוּ. Jer 48:28 Infinitive construct בִּשְׁכֹּן (Ges«GKC:45g»§ 45g) Gen 35:22, לִשְׁמֹּן 2Chr 6:1, etc.; suffix שָׁכְּנִי Exod 29:46 שִׁכְנוֺ Deut 12:5 (but see Pi`el 1), etc.; Participle שֹׁכֵן Gen 14:13 +, שֹׁכְּנִי (Ges«GKC:90l»§ 90 l m) Deut 33:16 + 3 t.; suffix feminine singular שֹׁכַנְתְּי Jer 51:13 Passive participle, apparently plural construct with art, הַשְּׁכוּנֵי Judg 8:11 (but corrupt, proper name, of a location needed, see GFM): —
1. settle down to abide:
  a. of person: encamp Num 24:2 (E); settle permanently Ps 102:29 (absolute: || יִכּוֺן); כמלך ׳שׁ Job 29:25 (|| ישׁב); settle down (to remain) Judg 5:17 תַּחְתָּיו 2Sam 7:10 = 1Chr 17:9 (not to be removed); especially at rest, peace, in security, לבטח Jer 23:6; Jer 33:16; Deut 33:12, compare בין כתפים vDeut 33:12; Ps 16:9 (שׂמח ןן); בטח Deut 33:28; Prov 1:33 (ל)בדד Num 23:9 (poem) Jer 49:31; Mic 7:14 land of Egypt Jer 46:26 (remain undisturbed), so Jer 50:39; Isa 13:20 (|| תֵּשֵׁב, compare ישׁב 4); with מרומים Isa 33:16 absolute Nah 3:18, subject אדּירים (We רָֽשְׁנוּ, Now יִשְׁכְּבוּ; || נָמוּ); Prov 7:11 her feet tarry not in her house.
  b. of animals: כְּלָבִיא Deut 33:20 ב location Isa 34:11; Job 37:8 שָׁם Isa 13:21 birds תַּחַת ׳שׁ (under) Ezek 17:23, בְּצֵל ׳שׁ vEzek 17:23 with עַל = upon Ezek 31:13, = by Ps 104:12 with accusative סֶלַע Job 39:28 absolute, of man under figure of bird, אָע֫וּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּ֑נָה Ps 55:7.
  c. things: with עַל of cloud, Job 3:5 settle down over; compare Exod 24:16; Exod 40:35; Num 9:17; Num 9:18; Num 9:22 (all P); with בְּ Num 10:12 (P).
2. abide, dwell:
  a. of men: absolute Ps 37:27 (לְעוֺלָם); שָׁ֫מָּה Isa 65:9 with ב location Ps 69:37; Job 18:15; Job 30:6; Mic 4:10; Jer 48:28 + 10 t.; לְחוֺף יִמִּים Gen 49:13 with עַל, by Judg 5:17; Jer 51:13 upon Jer 37:29 על פני Gen 16:12 (J); with עִם with Ps 120:5; Ps 120:6 with accusative Prov 2:21; Jer 17:5 + 5 t.; מִן ֗֗֗ עַד Gen 25:18 (J); שֹׁכְנֵי אָ֑רֶץ Isa 18:3 (|| ישְׁבֵי תֵבֵל).
  b. of the dead: שֹׁכְנֵי עָפָר Isa 26:19 (|| רְפָאִים); compare Job 26:5 (|| id.), so mortals; שֹׁכְנֵי בָתֵּי חֹמֶר Job 4:19 דוּמָה ׳שׁ Ps 94:17 (i.e. שׁאול).
  c. of God: בָּֽעֲרָפֶל ׳שׁ 1Kgs 8:12 = 2Chr 6:1 (poem); מָרוֺם Isa 33:5 עַד Isa 57:15 מָרוֺם וְקָדוֺשׁ vIsa 57:15 סְנֶה ׳שׁ Deut 33:16 (theoph.); בְּאָֽהֳלֵישֵֿׁם Gen 9:27 (J, see BrMP 82; al. Japheth subject); בְּתוֺכָם Exod 25:8; Exod 29:46; Num 5:3 (all P), Ezek 43:9 with בְּתוֺךְ elsewhere Exod 29:45 (P) + 6 t.; ב location Ps 85:10 later בְּצִיּוֺן Joel 4:17; Joel 4:21 בְּהַר צִיּוֺן Isa 8:18; Ps 68:17; Ps 68:19 (absolute) + 4 t.; שֹׁכֵן יְרוּשָׁלִַם Ps 135:21.
  d. things: אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד, with את Lev 16:16 (P); שָׁם ׳מִשְׁכַּן י Josh 22:19 (P); אוֺר Job 38:19.
  e. abstract subj,: מִשְׁפָּט Isa 32:16 (בַּמִּדְבָּר); חָכְמָה with accusative עָרְמָה Prov 8:12. Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular שִׁכֵּן Ps 78:60 1 singular שִׁכַּנְתִּי Jer 7:7; Jer 7:12 Imperfect 1 singular אֲשַׁכְּנָה Jer 7:3 Infinitive construct שַׁכֵּן Num 14:30 + 7 t.; suffix שַׁכְּנוֺ Deut 12:5 (so read for ᵑ0 לְשִׁכְנוֺ, compare Köii. l. 21); —
1. make settle down, establish: בָּֽאָדָֽם ׳אֹהֶל שׁ Ps 78:60 especially in Deuteronomy, לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֺ שָׁם establish his name there (compare šakan šuma as Canaanism WklTelAm.138 Rev. 20; 181.6) Deut 12:11; Deut 14:23; Deut 16:2; Deut 16:6; Deut 16:11; Deut 26:2, compare Jer 7:12; Neh 1:9 + לָשׂוּם אֶתִשְֿׁמוֺ שָׁם לְשִׁכְנוֺ Deut 12:5 (read לְשַׁכְּנוֺ).
2. make to dwell: with accusative of person, ב location, Num 14:30 (J) Jer 7:3; Jer 7:7. Hiph`il Perfect 1 singular הִשְׁכַּ֫נְתִּי Ezek 3:24 Imperfect 3 masculine singular jussive יַשְׁכֵּן Ps 7:6, וַיַּשְׁכֵּן Gen 3:24; Ps 78:55, etc.; —
1. a. lay, כבודי לעפר lay my honour in the dust (of death); place, set, Gen 3:24 (J); place, establish, אהל מועד at Shilo Josh 18:1 (P).
  b. cause birds to settle, עַל Ezek 32:4.
2. cause to dwell, with accusative of person, ב location, Ps 78:55 compare Job 11:14.

BDB8676 H7933 H7931

BDB8675 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8677

[שֵׁ֫כֶן?] noun masculine dwelling; — suffix שִׁכְנוֺ Deut 12:5 (compare שכן dwelling Eccl 14:25), but see √ Pi`el above

BDB9951 H4908 H7931 H7932

BDB9950 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9952

[שְׁכֵן compare ᵑ7] verb dwell (Biblical Hebrew שָׁכַן, מִשְׁכָּן); —

Pe`al Imperfect 3 feminine plural יִשְׁכְּנָן Dan 4:18 dwell, of birds, ב location Pa`el causative: Perfect 3 masculine singular שַׁכִּן שְׁמֵהּתַּמָּה Ezra 6:12, of God, cause his name to dwell there.

dwell, dwelt, dwelleth, abode, place, …
šākan
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
  • to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside
    • (Qal)
      • to settle down to abide
        • "to abide, dwell, reside
      (Piel)
      • to make settle down, establish
        • "to make or cause to dwell
      (Hiphil)
      • to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix
        • "to cause to dwell or abide

בְּ אַחֲרִ֥ית
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
אַחֲרִ֥ית
Root word end, latter, last, posterity, reward, …
Dictionary form: אַחֲרִית · ah-huh-REET

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: in the uttermost parts
in the latter ×9 the end ×4 but the end ×3 and the end ×2 at the last ×2 in the last ×2 the latter end ×2 a reward ×1
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end — Most versatile; fits narrative, poetic, and wisdom contexts.
outcome — Emphasizes result or consequence; good for proverbial sayings.
future — Highlights what lies ahead; suits prophetic or hopeful passages.
final days — Captures eschatological or generational scope.
posterity — Refers to descendants or legacy; use in genealogical contexts.
remnant — Stresses what survives after loss; fits lament or judgment texts.

BDB342 H319

BDB341 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB343

אַחֲרִית61 noun feminine after-part, end; —
  a. of place, only Psalm Eccl 139:9 (late) יָם ׳א.
  b. of time, latter part or actual close (according to context), opposed to רֵאשִׁית; — of year Deut 11:12 of a man's life Num 23:10; Prov 5:11; Job 8:7; Job 42:12 of a people's existence Num 24:20 = final lot Deut 32:20; Deut 32:29; Jer 12:4; Jer 31:17; Ps 73:17 a future, i.e. a happy close of life, suggesting sometimes the idea of a posterity, promised to the righteous Prov 23:18 (|| תִּקְוָה hope) Prov 24:14; Jer 29:11 (וְתִקְוָה ׳לָתֵת לָכֶם א), withheld from the wicked Prov 24:20 (|| ׃ נֵר יִדְעָֽח ׃ see below); the end or ultimate issue of a course of action Jer 5:31; Prov 14:12; Prov 23:32 (of wine, i.e. of indulgence in it) Prov 25:8; Isa 46:10 (absolute, but implicitly of a phase of history) Isa 47:7 (of the conduct described vIsa 47:6 b-7 a) Dan 12:8; Eccl 7:8 of a prediction = the event Isa 41:22. בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים in the end of the days, a prophetic phrase denoting the final period of the history so far as the speaker's perspective reaches; the sense thus varies with the context, but it often = the ideal or Messianic future; Gen 49:1 (of the period of Israel's possession of Canaan) Num 24:14; Deut 4:30 (of the period of Israel's return to God after adversity) Deut 31:29 (of the period of Israel's rebellion) Hos 3:5; Isa 2:2 ( = Mic 4:1) Jer 23:20 (see Graf) = Jer 30:24; Jer 48:47; Jer 49:39; Ezek 38:16 (of the period of Gog's attack upon restored Israel) Dan 2:28 (Aramaic) Dan 10:14 (of the age of Antiochus Epiphanes): compare הַשָּׁנִים ׳כְּא Ezek 38:8.
  c. הַגּוֺיִם ׳א Jer 50:12 the last, hindermost of the nations (of Babylon), opposed to ראשׁית הגוים Amos 6:1 (Israel) compare Num 24:20 (Amalek) chief of the nations.
  d. concrete posterity (extension of usage noted above in Prov 24:20) Ps 37:37; Ps 37:38 (possibly not more than 'a future' here) Ps 109:13 (|| אַחֵר יִמַּח שְׁמָם בְּדוֺר) Amos 4:2; Amos 9:1; Ezek 23:25 (twice in verse) (according to others, in these four passages, remnant, residue) Dan 11:4.

end, latter, last, posterity, reward, …
ʾaḥărît
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
  • after part, end
    • end, issue, event
      • "latter time (prophetic for future time)"posterity"last, hindermost

יָֽם
יָֽם
Root word sea, west, seas, westward, side, …
Dictionary form: יָם · yawm

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: of the sea
the sea ×86 of the sea ×70 sea ×68 westward ×19 the west ×17 of the seas ×12 and the sea ×8 at the sea ×7
More options
sea — Best default; fits ocean, lake, or large body.
ocean — Use when scale or vastness is emphasized.
west — Directional sense; Israelites faced east, sea lay west.
waters — Poetic or collective contexts; evokes expanse.
lake — Smaller inland bodies, e.g. Sea of Galilee.
western — Adjectival directional use, e.g. 'western border'.

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יָם390 noun masculineExod 14:27 sea (Phoenician ים; Arabic ; Palmyrene בימא on the sea, VogNo. 79; on Assyrian iâmu, (¹mu), sea, see DlHWB 307 M-ACD 52 HptBAS i. 171 n.) — absolute יָם 1Sam 13:5 +; יָ֫מָּה Gen 28:14 +; construct יָם Gen 14:3 + 23 t., also יָ֫מָּה סוּף Exod 10:19, but always יַםסֿוּף Exod 13:18 + 22 t.; suffix יַמָּהּ Jer 51:36 plural יַמִּים Judg 5:17 + 29 t.; — sea: especially

1. Mediterranean Num 13:29 (E), Num 34:5 (P), Deut 1:7; Josh 5:1; 1Kgs 5:23 (twice in verse); Jonah 1:4 (twice in verse) + often; the Mediterranean is called also הַיָּם הַגָּדוֺל Num 34:6; Num 34:7; Josh 15:12; Josh 15:47; Ezek 48:28 +, compare וּרְחַב יָדַיִם ׳גּ ׳הַיּ Ps 104:25 מְבוֺא ׳הַיָּם חַגּ הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ Josh 1:4; Josh 23:4 (see Assyrian name of Mediterranean tiamtu rabitu ša sulmu šamši, etc., SchrNamender Meere. 171 ff.); אֶלמֿוּל הַלְּבָנוֺן ׳הַגּ ׳הַיּ Josh 9:1 הָאַחֲרוֺן ׳הַיּ the hinder sea Deut 11:24; Deut 34:2; Zech 14:8; Joel 2:20 (in the last two opposed to הַקַּדְמֹנִי ׳הַיּ, see below); of Mediterranean in particular part יָם פְּלִשְׁתִּים Exod 23:31 (JE); יָם יָפוֺ 2Chr 2:15 = יָם יָפוֺא Ezra 3:7.
**Of Mediterranean in plural Dan 11:45 [compare 8 d] Hi Ke Meinh Bev Dr (world-encircling seas Behrm).
2. יַםסֿוּף 'Red Sea' (see סוּף) Exod 13:18 (compare Exod 10:19), Exod 15:4; Num 14:25; Deut 1:40; Josh 2:10; Judg 11:16 + often; also הַיָּם Exod 14:2 (twice in verse); Exod 14:9; Isa 51:10 (twice in verse); Isa 63:11 +; probably also יָםמִֿצְרַיִם Isa 11:15 'Red Sea' named or referred to approximately 66 t.; יִםסֿוּף clearly of lanitic Gulf 1Kgs 9:26 (compare 2Chr 8:17).
3. Dead Sea, יָם מֶלַח sea of salt Gen 14:3; Num 34:3; Num 34:12; Deut 3:17; Josh 3:16; Josh 12:3; Josh 15:2; Josh 15:5; Josh 18:19 יָם הָעֲרָבָה Deut 3:17; Deut 4:49; Josh 3:16; Josh 12:3; 2Kgs 14:25 הַקַּדְמֹנִי ׳הַי Ezek 47:18; Zech 14:8; Joel 2:29 (see above); simply יָם Isa 16:8; Jer 48:32 — in יָם יַעְזֵר Jer 48:32 יָם is textual error, strike out with Gf Gr Che Gie.
4. Sea of Galilee יָם כִּנֶּרֶת Num 34:11; Josh 13:27 יָם כִּנְּרוֺת Josh 12:3 simply יָם Deut 33:23.
5. more generally sea, opposed to earth and (or) sky Gen 1:26; Gen 1:28; Gen 9:2 (P), Exod 20:11 (E), Hag 2:6 + often Job, Psalms, Isa2 etc.; Amos 6:12 read בַּבָּקָר יָם for בקרים (see בָּקָר); sea as under earth Ps 24:2 (compare Gen 1:10; Gen 6:11; Exod 20:5 = Deut 5:3); figurative of flood of invaders, עָלָה עַלבָּֿבֶל הַיָּם Jer 51:42.
6. of a mighty river, the Nile Nah 3:8 (twice in verse); Isa 19:5 (|| נָהָר); compare הַתַּנִּין אֲשֶׁר בַּיָּם Isa 27:1 and כַּתַּנִּים בַּיַּמִּים Ezek 32:2 (simile of Pharaoh); of Euphrates Isa 21:1; Jer 51:36 (according to Che Gf and others; Isa 21:1 perhaps better of Persian Gulf, see Di).
7. the great basin in temple-court, called the sea: וַיַּעַשׂ אֶתהַֿיָּם מוּצָק 1Kgs 7:23 = 2Chr 4:2 יָם הַנְּחשֶׁת 2Kgs 25:13; 1Chr 18:8; Jer 52:17 הַיָּם alone 1Kgs 7:24; 1Kgs 7:25 + 10 t. Kings Chronicles + Jer 52:20.
8. combinations are:
  a. shore of sea, sea-shore שְׂפַת הַיָּם Josh 11:4; 1Kgs 5:9, and in simile Gen 22:17; Judg 7:12; 1Sam 13:5 ׳חוֺף הַי Josh 9:1; Ezek 25:16 חוֺף יַמִּים Gen 49:13; Judg 5:17 compare חֶבֶל הַיָּם Zeph 2:5 region by the sea; so vZeph 2:6 but dubious, see I. חֶבֶל
3. b. sand of the sea (shore) חוֺל הַיָּם (in simile) Gen 32:13; Gen 41:49; Hos 2:1; Isa 10:22 + often (see חוֺל); חוֺל גְּבוּל לַיָּם Jer 5:22.
  c. לְשׁוֺן הַיָּם tongue (arm or gulf) of sea Josh 15:5; Josh 18:19; Isa 11:5.
  d. מִיָּם עַדיָֿם Amos 8:12; Zech 9:10; Ps 72:8, compare Mic 7:12; Zech 14:8 (twice in verse); Joel 2:20 (twice in verse); Dan 11:45.
9. = (west, west-word (originally sea-ward, from position of Mediterranean with reference to Palestine, and this sense still often perceptible): with other three points of compass Gen 13:14; Gen 28:14 (J), Num 2:18; Num 35:5 (P), Deut 3:27; 1Kgs 7:25; 1Chr 9:24; 2Chr 4:4; Ezek 42:19 + 6 t. Ezekiel; Zech 14:4; Dan 8:4; Ps 107:3 (מִמִּזְרָח וּמִמַּעֲרָב מִצָּפוֺן וּמִיָּם; but read perhaps וּמִיָּמִן from the south, Hu Pe Bi Che); opposed to east Josh 11:2; Josh 16:6 + 16 t. Ezek 48 west alone Gen 12:8 (J); רוּהַ יָם Ezek 10:19 (J) west wind; מִיָּם לְ westward Josh 8:9; Josh 8:12; Josh 8:13 +; יָ֫מָּה westward, often of tabernacle Exod 26:22; Exod 26:27; Num 3:23 + (all P), and of land Josh 5:1; Josh 15:8; Josh 15:10 etc., + often Ezekiel; דֶּרֶךְ הַיָּם = westward Ezek 41:12 גְּבוּל יָם western border Num 34:6 (twice in verse); Josh 15:2 פְּאַתיָֿם west side Exod 27:12; Exod 38:12; Num 35:5; Josh 18:14 פְּאַת דרך הים Ezek 41:12 (see further פאה).

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[יַם] noun masculine sea (ᵑ7 Syriac; see B יָם, √ ימם); — emphatic יַמָּא Dan 7:2; Dan 7:3.

sea, west, seas, westward, side, …
yām
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
  • sea
    • Mediterranean Sea
      • "Red Sea"Dead Sea"Sea of Galilee"sea (generally)"mighty river (Nile)"the sea (the great basin in the temple court)"seaward, west, westward

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.
אֶשָּׂ֥א כַנְפֵי שָׁ֑חַר Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה Revia Mugrash — a lesser break בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית יָֽם Silluq — end of the verse

אֶשָּׂא כַנְפֵי-שָׁחַר אֶשְׁכְּנָה בְּאַחֲרִית יָֽם׃
9
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Cross References

Psalms 19:6

מִקְצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם׀ מֽוֹצָאוֹ וּתְקוּפָתוֹ עַל-קְצוֹתָם וְאֵין נִסְתָּר מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃
6
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

Psalms 74:16

לְךָ יוֹם אַף-לְךָ לָיְלָה אַתָּה הֲכִינוֹתָ מָאוֹר וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃
16
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

Malachi 4:2

וְזָרְחָה לָכֶם יִרְאֵי שְׁמִי שֶׁמֶשׁ צְדָקָה וּמַרְפֵּא בִּכְנָפֶיהָ וִֽיצָאתֶם וּפִשְׁתֶּם כְּעֶגְלֵי מַרְבֵּֽק׃
2
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Psalms 18:10

וַיִּרְכַּב עַל-כְּרוּב וַיָּעֹף וַיֵּדֶא עַל-כַּנְפֵי-רֽוּחַ׃
10
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

Isaiah 24:14

הֵמָּה יִשְׂאוּ קוֹלָם יָרֹנּוּ בִּגְאוֹן יְהוָה צָהֲלוּ מִיָּֽם׃
14
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
Psalms 139:8
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