Psalms 78:0
Hebrew Bible (Masoretic) numbering: 78:1
Maschil of Asaph.
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Psalms 78:0
Masoretic Phrasing
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.
מַשְׂכִּ֗יל
Revia Gadol — a lesser break
לְאָ֫סָ֥ף
Ole We-Yored — the strongest pause of a poetic verse
Word Parts
מַשְׂכִּ֗יל
מַשְׂכִּ֗יל
Dictionary form:
מַשְׂכִּיל
· mahs-KEEL
Root word
maschil
Grammar
Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
| מַשְׂכִּיל | Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute |
In English
In the KJV here: maschil
maschil ×13
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contemplative poem — Best general label for this psalm type in modern editions.
skillful song — Highlights the root śākal — artful, expert composition.
instructive psalm — Emphasizes the teaching or wisdom purpose of the piece.
meditation — Suits reflective, introspective psalm contexts.
wisdom poem — Links the term to Israel's broader wisdom tradition.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
מַשְׂכִּיל noun masculine
Strong's Definition
H4905
maschil
maśkîl
instructive, i.e., a didactic poem
- (Hiphil) poem, song or poem of contemplation
Variations
2 forms of this word
Translations
1 English renderings
Word Parts
לְ
אָ֫סָ֥ף
לְ
Prefix — preposition
to, for
אָ֫סָ֥ף
Dictionary form:
אָסָף
· aw-SAWP
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Of asaph")
Grammar
R/Np
Noun — Proper Name
| לְ | Speech Preposition |
| אָסָף | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: of asaph
of asaph ×30
asaph ×6
and asaph ×2
a psalm of asaph ×1
and of asaph ×1
asaphs ×1
but asaph ×1
even asaph ×1
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Asaph — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.
Āsāph — Use when scholarly or liturgical precision is needed.
Asaf — Alternate transliteration closer to Hebrew pronunciation.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
אָסָף proper name, masculine (
2. one of David's chief musicians, a Levite, son of Berechiah 1Chr 6:24 (twice in verse) (|| הֵימָן v.1Chr 6:18, אֵיתָן v.1Chr 6:29 see these names); 1Chr 15:17 (|| Heman & Ethan, all called) הַמְּשֹׁרֲרִים v1Chr 15:19 see also 1Chr 16:5 (twice in verse); 1Chr 16:7 compare v1Chr 16:37 (|| Heman & Jeduthun v1Chr 16:41 v1Chr 16:42); 1Chr 25:9, named with Heman & Jeduthun also 1Chr 25:6; 2Chr 5:12; 2Chr 35:15; Ps 50:1; Ps 73:1-83:18 are ascribed to Asaph; compare also בִּימֵי דָוִיד וְאָסָף Neh 12:46 he is called also הַחֹזֶה 2Chr 29:30, compare אָסָף הַנִּבָּא עַליְֿדֵיהַמֶּלֶךְ 1Chr 25:2 repeated mention is made also of sons of Asaph בְּנֵיאָֿסָף, sons, descendants, and pupils, or those who sang and played after his manner 1Chr 25:1 (|| Heman & Jeduthun) v1Chr 25:2 v1Chr 25:2 called הַמְּשֹׁרֲרִים 2Chr 35:15; Ezra 2:41; Neh 7:44; Neh 11:22, compare Ezra 3:10 performing service of purification, Hezekiah's time 2Chr 29:13 one of them prophesying 2Chr 20:14 — 1Chr 26:1 for בְּנֵי אָסָף read בְּנֵי אֶבְיָסָף, compare 1Chr 9:19 on זִכְרִי 1Chr 9:15, זַבְדִּי Neh 11:17, זַכּוּרNeh 12:35, called בֶּןאָֿסָף, see these names.
3. keeper of king's park Neh 2:8.
Strong's Definition
H623
asaph, asaphs
ʾāsāp
gatherer
Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
- the father of Hezekiah's secretary "a son of Berechiah, chief Levite musician under David"a Persian officer over the royal forest
Variations
5 forms of this word
Translations
11 English renderings